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:

    “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)

    “The mouth of the drowned dog. After long rain the land
    Was sodden as the bed of an ancient lake,
    Treed with iron and birdless.”
    —Ted Hughes (b. 1930)

    “All eager-lipped I kissed the mouth of Death.”
    —Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981)