- epilobous
- ep·i·lo·bous
English syllables. 2014.
epilobous
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epilobous — adj. [Gr. epi, upon; L. lobus, a rounded projection] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) A prostomium that is continued by a tongue into the peristomium but without reaching the division between segments 1 and 2 … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
epilobous — |epə|lōbəs; ə̇ˈpiləbəs, eˈ adjective Etymology: epi + lobous (from Greek lobos lobe, pod) of an annelid prostomium : set off by a groove and overlapping the first true segment … Useful english dictionary
tanylobous — adj. [Gr. tanaos, stretched; lobos, lobe] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Pertaining to the tongue of the prostomium extending through segment i to the groove between segments i and ii, dividing the peristomium dorsally; see epilobous, prolobous,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
