Deuterostome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deuterostome is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- deuterostomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metazoan, polystome, nephrozoan, stomatode, lophotrochozoan, deuteroconch.
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