LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

plagiostoma

plagiostoma n (genitive plagiostomatis)
Classical[pɫa.ɡiˈɔs.tɔ.ma]Ecclesiastical[pla.d͡ʒiˈɔs.to.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterobsoleteplagiostome
    In Chondropterygiis (plagiostomatibus) unica est utrinque a cranio descendens cartilago, maxillam inferiorem sustentans (b).In the Chondropterygii (plagiostomes), there is a single cartilage descending from the skull on both sides, supporting the lower jaw (b).1864, Jan van der Hoeven, Philosophia Zoologica, E. J. Brill, page 177:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplagiostomaplagiostomata
genitiveplagiostomatisplagiostomatum
dativeplagiostomatīplagiostomatibus
accusativeplagiostomaplagiostomata
ablativeplagiostomateplagiostomatibus
vocativeplagiostomaplagiostomata

Origins

Borrowed from translingual Plagiostomi, a pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek derived from πλάγῐος (plágĭos, “slanting, askant; side, flank”) + στόμᾰ (stómă, “mouth, face”) + -ος (-os, nominal/adjectival suffix).

Quick answers

What does plagiostoma mean in Latin?
plagiostoma, a noun, means “plagiostome”.
What is the genitive of plagiostoma?
The genitive singular is plagiostomatis. plagiostoma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce plagiostoma?
In classical Latin, [pɫa.ɡiˈɔs.tɔ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pla.d͡ʒiˈɔs.to.ma].