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deuterostome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deuteros-tome
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From translingual Deuterostomia.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Deuterostomia

Inflected Forms

deuterostomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deuterostomian protostome

Questions

What does deuterostome mean?
Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.
Where does deuterostome come from?
From translingual Deuterostomia.

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