DEUTEROSTOME


Meaning of DEUTEROSTOME in English

[ 'dju:tərəʊstəʊm ]

■ noun Zoology an organism whose mouth develops from a secondary embryonic opening, such as a vertebrate. Compare with protostome .

Origin

1950s: from deutero- + Gk stoma 'mouth'.

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