Usually means: Embryonic anus develops before mouth.
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  1. deuterostome: Merriam-Webster
  2. deuterostome: Collins English Dictionary
  3. deuterostome: Wiktionary
  4. deuterostome: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. deuterostome: Dictionary.com
  6. Deuterostome: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. deuterostome: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (deuterostome)

noun:  (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.

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