stomachy

[Eng. stomach; -y.] Obstinate, sullen, stubborn. stom-a-pod, s. [STOMAPODA.] Zoology: Any member of the order Stomapoda (q. v.). †sto-măp-o-da, s. pl . [Gr. stoma =the mouth, and pous (gen it. podos ) =a foot.] 1. Zool.: An order of Crustaceans, legion Pod ophthalmia. The gills are composed of plates or simple filaments attached to the feet; carapace shorter, and body narrower and le compact than in the Decapod a. Under it are ranged Squilla (the type), sometimes made a family (Squill ide), Mysis (with some forms of Erichthys), to which similar distinction is sometimes given (Myside), and an anomalous group, Diastylide, consisting of three genera: Cuma, Alauna, and Bodotria. 2. Palccont.: Pygocephalus huxleyi , from the Coal measures, probably belongs to this division. True Squille and Mysis-like forms occur in the Jura ic. sto-măp-o-do us, adj . [Eng. stomapod ; -ous .] Pertaining or belonging to the Stomapoda.