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English
Etymology
δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”)
Noun
deuterostome (plural deuterostomes)
- (zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.
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