Stom`o*dae"um (?), n. [NL., from Gr. , , mouth + to divide.]
1. Anat.
A part of the alimentary canal. See under Mesenteron.
2. Zool.
The primitive mouth and esophagus of the embryo of annelids and arthropods.
© Webster 1913.
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