Sten″o‐stome (?), a. [Gr. στενόσ narrow, little + στόμα mouth.] (Zoöl.) Having a small or narrow mouth; — said of certain small ground snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate their jaws.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.