hypostome
noun
hypostome is spelled H-Y-P-O-S-T-O-M-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypostome means “Any of certain mouth appendages of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa; in particular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypostome is hypostomes.
How many letters and syllables are in hypostome?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-P-O-S-T-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypostome?
Hypostome appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypostome
- hypostomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypostome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of certain mouth appendages of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa; in particular
- 2
The ventral mouthpart plate in trilobites;
- 3
The barbed attachment structure associated with the mouthparts of parasitic arachnids (e.g. ticks);
- 4
The oral tip surrounded by tentacles in hydrozoan cnidarians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hypostome come from?
From hypo- + -stome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).