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[Pref. somat-, and Gr. tēreō = to guard. ( Aga iz.)] Ornith.: A genus of Anatidæ, with five species, from Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Bill swollen short; feet of three anterior toes, broadly webbed; and elevated at base; nostrils lateral, oval; legs, wings of moderate length; tail short. tsō mā tia (ta h), s. pl. [Pl. of Gr. sōmation =a small body.] Bot.: Saccardo's name for certain small moving bodies in the fovilla of pollen grains.