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protostomenounAny animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore
proteostomenounMisspelling of protostome. [Any animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore]
holostomenounAn adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
protosomitenoun(zoology) One of the primitive segments, or metameres, of an animal.
megastomenounOne of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
rhizostomenoun(obsolete) Any member of the Rhizostomata, certain discomedusan jellyfish.
strophomenoidnoun(paleontology) A brachiopod in the superfamily Strophomenoidea.
monostomenounA nematode of the genus Monostoma
peristomenoun(zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates.
hypostomenoun(anatomy) Any of certain mouth appendages of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa; in particular:
endosternitenoun(zoology) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in crustaceans and insects.
protostomiannounA protostome
hemichordatenoun(biology) Any of many marine worms, of the phylum Hemichordata, that have a primitive notochord
coxosternitenoun(zoology) A basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.
hymenostomenounAny member of the order Hymenostomatida of ciliate protozoa.
cephalomerenoun(zoology) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
plagiostomenoun(obsolete, ichthyology) One of the Plagiostomi, a former group of sharks
coxosternumnounPart of the sternum of an arthropod, adjacent with the coxa.
mesosomanoun(zoology) The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.
protostomanoun(zoology) In nematodes, a particular division of the stoma (mouthlike opening).

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