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)

    A mouth that has no moisture and no breath
    Breathless mouths may summon;
    I hail the superhuman;
    I call it death-in-life and life-in-death.
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    ...out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 12:34.