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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In ichthyology, a family of malacopterygian fishes, typified by the genus Microstoma, containing a few deep-sea fishes related to the argentines and smelts. Also Microstomatidæ
  • A family of rhabdocœlous turbellarians, typified by the genus Microstoma, having a small extensile mouth near the anterior end of the body, together with laterally ciliated pits.

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