Stomodaeum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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