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Meaning of STENOSTOME

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sten"o*stome\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +
sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small
ground snakes ({Opoterodonta}), which are unable to dilate
their jaws.
 
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