Definition
The mouth-like opening or feeding aperture in certain protozoans and other single-celled organisms.
Etymology
From cyto- (Greek kytos, 'cell') + -stome (Greek stoma, 'mouth'). This term was coined by 19th-century protozoologists studying organisms like paramecia and ciliates.
Kelly Says
Paramecia actually have a mouth, throat, and esophagus—structures we thought only multicellular organisms could have—which blew scientists' minds and changed how we think about cellular specialization!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሴል እንደ ቆይታ
seel en-de qoy-ta
ARالعربية
فم الخلية
fam al-khulya
BNবাংলা
সাইটোস্টোম
saayto-sto-m
CACatalà
citostoma
si-to-sto-ma
CSČeština
cytostome
t͡sɪ-to-sto-me
DADansk
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
DEDeutsch
Zytostome
t͡si-to-stoːme
ELΕλληνικά
κυτοστόμιο
ki-to-sto-mio
ESEspañol
citostoma
si-to-sto-ma
FAفارسی
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
FISuomi
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
FRFrançais
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
GUGU
સાયટોસ્ટોમ
saayto-sto-m
HAHA
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
HEעברית
ציטוסטום
t͡sit-o-sto-m
HIहिन्दी
साइटोस्टोम
saayto-sto-m
HUMagyar
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
IDBahasa Indonesia
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
IGIG
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
ITItaliano
citostoma
t͡ʃito-sto-ma
KKKK
цитостома
t͡sito-sto-ma
KMKM
ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងស៊ីតូ
s-thĭt-na-u-k-n-ng-sī-tū
MRMR
सायटोस्टोम
saayto-sto-m
MSBahasa Melayu
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
MYမြန်မာ
စီတိုစတॅ coklat
si-to-sta-tik
NLNederlands
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
NONorsk
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
PAPA
ਸਾਈਟੋਸਟੋਮ
saayto-sto-m
PLPolski
cytostoma
t͡sito-sto-ma
PTPortuguês
citostoma
si-to-sto-ma
RORomână
citostom
si-to-stom
RUРусский
цитостома
t͡sito-sto-ma
SVSvenska
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
SWKiswahili
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
TAதமிழ்
சைட்டோஸ்டோம்
saaytto-so-sto-m
TEతెలుగు
సైటోస్టోమ్
saayto-so-sto-m
THไทย
ไซโตสโตม
sai-to-sto-m
TLTL
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
TRTürkçe
sitostom
si-to-stom
UKУкраїнська
цитостома
t͡sito-sto-ma
URاردو
سائٹو سٹوم
say-to-sto-m
VITiếng Việt
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
YOYO
cytostome
si-to-sto-me
ZUZU
cytostome
si-to-sto-me