round-mouthed
/ˌraʊn(d)ˈmaʊðd/ /ˌraʊn(d)ˈmaʊθt/adjective
1Having, characterized by, or produced by a round-shaped mouth. Also figurative : elegant, sonorous.
2 Zoology. Of a gastropod mollusc: having a shell with a round mouth; specifically designating a terrestrial European snail, Pomatias elegans (family Pomatiidae), which has a thick-walled and somewhat conical shell with a calcified operculum.
3Of an object: having a round opening, or a rounded end or edge.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in William Caxton (1415x24–1492), printer, merchant, and diplomat. From round + mouthed.
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