macrostomatan

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English

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Etymology

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Macrostomata +‎ -an

Noun

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macrostomatan (plural macrostomatans)

  1. Any snake of the clade Macrostomata
    • 2016 February 18, “Are Diet Preferences Associated to Skulls Shape Diversification in Xenodontine Snakes?”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The unique adaptations for the snake skull for ingesting large prey in more primitive macrostomatan snakes have been well documented.