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 Pan sounds up his minstrelsy;
    His minstrelsy! O base! This quill,
    Which at my mouth with wind I fill,
    Puts me in mind, though her I miss,
    That still my Syrinx’ lips I kiss.”
    —John Lyly (1553–1606)

    “Out of a dog’s mouth will never come ivory tusks.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “How long will you say these things, and the words of your mouth be a great wind?”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Job 8:2.