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stomodeum (s) (noun), stomodeums (pl)
The foregut of an insect: The alimentary canal of insects has three main parts in which the first one is the stomodeum, that is ectodermal in origin, followed by the midgut (mesenteron), and the last part is the hindgut (proctodeum,).
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