Mouth

Mouth

In animal anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food.

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Famous quotes containing the word mouth:

    “Of course
    the New Testament is very small.
    Its mouth opens four times
    as out-of-date as a prehistoric monster,
    yet somehow man-made....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Deuteronomy, 8:3.

    Jesus recalls these words in Matthew 4:4.

    “When the reptile is attacked at one mouth of his burrow, he shows himself at another.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)