- malacostomous
- malacostomous, a.
(mæləˈkɒstəməs)[f. mod.L. malacostom-us (Ray's Willughby 1686; f. Gr. µαλακό-ς soft + στόµ-α mouth) + -ous.]Of fishes: Having a soft mouth (i.e. toothless jaws); leather-mouthed.
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Malacostomous — Mal a*cos to*mous, a. [Gr. malako s soft + ? mouth.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
