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Definition of archenteric pouch

: one of the paired pouches budded off the dorsolateral aspect of the archenteron of amphioxus and some other chordates giving rise to the anterior somites and coelomic mesoderm

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“Archenteric pouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archenteric%20pouch. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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