Protostome

/ˈproʊtəˌstoʊm/ noun

Definition

An animal in which the mouth develops from the first opening (blastopore) formed during embryonic development. This large group includes arthropods, molluscs, annelids, and many other invertebrate phyla.

Etymology

From Greek 'protos' (first) and 'stoma' (mouth), meaning 'first mouth.' Like deuterostome, this term was established by Karl Grobben in the early 1900s to describe fundamental patterns in animal development.

Kelly Says

Protostomes include some of the most successful animals on Earth! This group contains insects (the most diverse animal group), molluscs (including intelligent octopuses), and many other invertebrates that have colonized virtually every habitat on the planet.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፕሮቶስቶም
proh-toh-STOHM
ARالعربية
حيوان ذو فم أولي
haiwan thu fumu awli
BNবাংলা
প্রোটোস্টম
proh-toh-STOHM
CACatalà
protostomi
proh-toh-STOH-mee
CSČeština
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
DADansk
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
DEDeutsch
Protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
ELΕλληνικά
πρωτόστομος
proh-toh-STOH-mos
ESEspañol
protósomo
proh-toh-SOH-moh
FAفارسی
پروتوستوم
proh-toh-STOHM
FISuomi
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
FRFrançais
protostome
proh-toh-stoam
GUGU
પ્રોટોસ્ટોમ
proh-toh-STOHM
HAHA
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
HEעברית
פרוטוסטום
proh-toh-STOHM
HIहिन्दी
प्रोटोस्टोम
proh-toh-STOHM
HUMagyar
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
IDBahasa Indonesia
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
IGIG
protostome
proh-toh-STOHM
ITItaliano
protostomo
proh-toh-STOH-moh
JA日本語
原口動物
gen-kou-dou-butsu
KKKK
протостом
proh-toh-STOHM
KMKM
ព្រोटोស្តូម
proh-toh-STOHM
KO한국어
원구동물
won-gu-dong-mul
MRMR
प्रोटोस्टोम
proh-toh-STOHM
MSBahasa Melayu
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
MYမြန်မာ
ပရိုတိုစတိုမ်
prah-toh-STOHM
NLNederlands
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
NONorsk
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰੋટੋਸਟੋਮ
proh-toh-STOHM
PLPolski
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
PTPortuguês
protôstomio
proh-toh-STOH-mee-oh
RORomână
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
RUРусский
протостома
proh-toh-STO-mah
SVSvenska
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
SWKiswahili
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
TAதமிழ்
முதல்வாய்வு
muth-al-vay-vu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రోటోస్టోమ్
proh-toh-STOHM
THไทย
สัตว์ปากแรก
sat pak ret
TLTL
protostome
proh-toh-STOHM
TRTürkçe
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM
UKУкраїнська
протостом
proh-toh-STOHM
URاردو
پروٹو-سٹوم
proh-toh-STOHM
VITiếng Việt
động vật nguyên口
dong vat nguyen-kou
YOYO
protostome
proh-toh-STOHM
ZH中文
原口动物
yuán kǒu dòng wù
ZUZU
protostom
proh-toh-STOHM

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