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Deuterostomia
plural noun
Deu·ter·o·sto·mia
Definition of Deuterostomia
in many classifications
: a major division of the animal kingdom comprising all bilateral animals (such as the chordates) that lack ectomesoderm and have indeterminate cleavage and a mouth that does not arise from the blastopore
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Origin and Etymology of deuterostomia
New Latin, from 1deuter- + -stomia
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