mouthlike


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mouthlike

(ˈmaʊθˌlaɪk)
adj
pertaining to an opening that looks like a mouth
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.mouthlike - of an opening that resembles a mouth
stomatous - having a mouth or mouthlike opening
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