Deuterostomia Definition

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A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Eumetazoa — a major group of animals.

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Origin of Deuterostomia

  • New Latin from deutero- (“second”) + Ancient Greek στόμα (stoma, “mouth”), referring to a theory about the order of embryonic development (compare Protostomia).

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