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:

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

    “The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.”
    —Frances Moore Lappé (b. 1944)

    “I cannot tell what I am as much afraid of, as a woman who invariably washes on Monday. It is a kind of key to character; and if her mouth is not puckered and her brow wrinkled, they will be, unless she repents.”
    —Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815–1884)