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Definition of metastoma:

(n) : (zoology) A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
(n) : (zoology) A ventral single plate located in the opisthosoma of some non-arachnid chelicerates in the extinct genus Houia which is involved in feeding and manipulating food.
(n) : (botany) A structure found in some mosses and liverworts that covers the mouth of the capsule from which spores are released.

Definition of metastoma:

(n) : (zoology) A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
(n) : (zoology) A ventral single plate located in the opisthosoma of some non-arachnid chelicerates in the extinct genus Houia which is involved in feeding and manipulating food.
(n) : (botany) A structure found in some mosses and liverworts that covers the mouth of the capsule from which spores are released.

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