Definitions For Deuterostome

Noun

DEUTEROSTOME (plural DEUTEROSTOMEs) (zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.

Related terms

deuterostomian

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 後口動物, tr=hòukǒu dòngwù Japanese: 後口動物 (こうこうどうぶつ, kōkōdōbutsu) Kazakh: екінші ауызды, екіншіауызды Korean: 후구동물(後口動物) Persian: دهان‌دومیان Tamil: டியூட்டெரோஸ்டோம் Vietnamese: động vật miệng thứ sinh (動物𠰘次生)

Etymology

δεύτερος, , second + στόμα, , mouth

See also

protostome

Is Deuterostome a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Deuterostome is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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