a. and sb. Zool. [f. mod.L Stomatōda neut. pl., irreg. f. Gr. στοματ-, στόμα mouth, on the supposed analogy of names like Cestoda, Nematoda.] a. adj. Pertaining to the Stomatoda, a group of Protozoa characterized by having a mouth. b. sb. A member of the Stomatoda.
1870. H. A. Nicholson, Man. Zool., I. 59. The Infusoria, or Stomatode Protozoa.
