English Explanatory Dictionary

deuterostome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.

Word forms

deuterostome deuterostomes

Etymology

From translingual Deuterostomia.

Related words

deuterostomian protostome

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