Stenostome

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stenostome \Sten"o*stome\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
     sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)
     Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
     ground snakes ({Opoterodonta}), which are unable to dilate
     their jaws.
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