"Plagiostome" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Plagiostome" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers

Plagiostome
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"Plagiostome" Meaning

A type of animal. Specifically, Plagiostome refers to a shark, a fish with a heterocercal tail (i.e., with a tail with a notched upper lobe). The word "Plagiostome" comes from the Greek words "plagios" meaning "obtuse" and "stoma" meaning "mouth".

"Plagiostome" Examples

Plagiostome Examples A plagiostome fish has a horizontally-slitted gill cover. The great white shark is a cartilaginous fish belonging to the class plagiostome. Plagiostomes are fish characterized by the cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits, and a highly efficient swim bladder. Fish belonging to the group plagiostome include sharks, rays, and skates. Predators such as the tiger shark and the mako shark are also plagiostomes.

"Plagiostome" Similar Words

Plagiocephalic

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Plagiocephalic refers to a type of head anomaly where one side of the head is larger than the other. This condition is characterized by a conditionally symmetrical, but usually asymmetric, shape of the skull.

Plagiocephaly

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Plagiocephaly is a type of flat head syndrome, also known as positional plagiocephaly. It is a condition where one side of a baby's head is flatter than the other, usually due to repeated pressure on the same area. This can occur from spending too much time in the same position, such as on their back or side, and can also be related to Premature birth or restricted head movement.

Plagioclase

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Plagioclase is a series of solid solution structures between the minerals albite and anorthite in the plagioclase group of the feldspar group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals. Plagioclase is a major mineral found near the Earth's surface; it is common in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. There are two end-members in the plagioclase solid solution series: anorthite and albite.

Plagioclimax

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Plagiogravitropic

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Pseudo-science term referring to the supposed phenomenon of an organism or object being attracted to and growing towards the Earth's gravitational field, or more specifically, towards a gravitational force.

Plagiohedral

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Plagiohedral typically refers to a type of crystal structure in mineralogy, characterised by a crystal form that has a specific type of symmetry, where the crystal's shape is either that of a rhombus or pseudo-rhombus.

Plagionite

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I couldn't find any definition for the word "plagionite". It's possible that it's a misspelling or a made-up word.However, I think you might be referring to "chalcopyrite", which is a type of mineral. If that's the case, the word "chalcopyrite" is derived from the Greek words "chalkos" meaning copper and "pyrites" meaning sulfide, as it is a copper sulfide mineral.

Plagiostomatous

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Plagiostomi

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Plagiochrome is not a word, but Plagiopterygii is a group of sharks.However, I'll help you with Plagiopterygidae, Plagioscelus or Plagiostomi.

Plagiostomous

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Open-mawed: Having the mouth wide apart and above the eyes.

Plagiotropic

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Plagiotropism

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Plagose

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I couldn't find any information on the word "plagose". It's possible that it's a misspelling or a word that is not recognized. Can you please provide more context or check the spelling?

Plague

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Plagued

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Plaguer

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Pest that destroys plants, especially one that eggs are laid on leaves, stems, or roots and that often spreads disease.