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perissodactyl mammal
Perissodactyla
Perissological
Perissology
Peristalsis
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Peristediinae
Peristedion
Peristedion miniatum
Peristeria
Peristerion
Peristerite
Peristeromorphous
Peristeropodous
Peristole
Peristoma
-- Peristome --
Peristomial
Peristomium
Peristrephic
peristylar
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Perite
Perithecium
perithelial
perithelium
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Peritonaeum
Peritoneal
peritoneal cavity
peritoneal dialysis
peritoneal inflammation

Peristome

Per´i`stome
n.1.(Bot.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.
2.(Zool.) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.
Noun1.peristome - (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule
2.peristome - region around the mouth in various invertebrates
botany, capsule, enation, phytology, plant process

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