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deuterostome

deu·ter·o·stome
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-ter-uh-stohm, dyoo-]
    • /ˈdu tər əˌstoʊm, ˈdyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-ter-uh-stohm, dyoo-]
    • /ˈdu tər əˌstoʊm, ˈdyu-/

Definitions of deuterostome word

  • noun deuterostome any member of the major group of animals defined by the fact that during early embryonic development the first opening to form becomes the anus of the animal. The opposite is protostome 3
  • noun deuterostome Embryology. a mouth that develops separately from the blastopore. 1
  • noun deuterostome Taxonomy. any member of the phyla (Chordata, Hemichordata, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha) in which the anus appears first, developing at or near the blastopore, cleavage is radial and indeterminate, and the mesoderm and coelom form from outgrowths of the primitive gut. 1
  • noun deuterostome (biology) any animal in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth. 1
  • noun deuterostome (zoology) any animal in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth. 0
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Origin of deuterostome

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; deutero- + -stome

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Parts of speech for Deuterostome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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deuterostome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • protostome

    any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus during development, cleavage is spiral and determinate, and the coelom forms as a splitting of the mesoderm.
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