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PLAGIOSTOME

\plˈad͡ʒɪˌɒstə͡ʊm], \plˈad‍ʒɪˌɒstə‍ʊm], \p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_t_əʊ_m]\

Definitions of PLAGIOSTOME

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2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software
 
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.
 
  • pl[=a]'ji-[=o]-st[=o]m, n. a plagiostomous fish, one of the PLAGIOS'TOMI, a division of fishes, including sharks and rays.--adjs. PLAGIOSTOM'ATOUS, PLAGIOS'TOMOUS.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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