deuterostome

Noun

Meaning

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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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Hyponyms

eagle lion wolf horse sheep chicken

Related terms

deuterostomian

Examples

If chaetognaths branched off from the protostomes before they evolved their distinctive protostome embryonic characters, they may have retained deuterostome characters inherited from early bilaterian ancestors. Source: Internet

The traditional view was that lophophorates were a mix of protostome and deuterostome features. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

deuteroreduction deuteroscopy deuterosome deuterostomian deuterothematic deuterotheme