Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAL-A-COS'TO-MOUS
MAL-A-COP-TE-RYG'I-OUSMAL-A-COS'TRA-COUS
MAL-A-COS'TO-MOUS, a. [Gr. μαλακος, soft, and στομα, mouth.]
Having soft jaws without teeth; as a fish. Encyc.
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MAL-A-COP-TE-RYG'I-OUSMAL-A-COS'TRA-COUS
MAL-A-COS'TO-MOUS, a. [Gr. μαλακος, soft, and στομα, mouth.]
Having soft jaws without teeth; as a fish. Encyc.
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