epilobous

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.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • epilobous — ep·i·lo·bous …   English syllables

  • 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

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