moss animal: Budding: …budding originates from either a primary zooid (the ancestrula) or a statoblast. The ancestrula is formed by the metamorphosis of a sexually produced larva. New zooids bud from the ancestrula to produce colonies of definite shape and growth habit. In the phylactolaemates, the primitive zooids are cylindrical in form, and…

descent, the system of acknowledged social parentage, which varies from society to society, whereby a person may claim kinship ties with another. If no limitation were placed on the recognition of kinship, everybody would be kin to everyone else; but in most societies some limitation is imposed on

Mark Thompson: …the board of directors at Ancestry, a genealogy company.

Curzio Malaparte: …during the Soviet occupation (Anche le donne hanno perso la guerra, performed 1954; “The Women Lost the War Too”). He also wrote the screenplay for a film, Il Cristo proibito (1951) and, in addition to other works, published a volume titled Racconti italiani (1957; “Italian Tales”). His complete works…

St. José de Anchieta ; beatified June 22, 1980; canonized April 3, 2014; feast day June 9) was a Spanish Jesuit acclaimed as a poet, dramatist, and scholar. He is considered one of the founders of the national literature of Brazil and is credited with converting more than a million American

dinosaur: The first finds: …later they were identified as Anchisaurus. Even earlier (1800), large birdlike footprints had been noticed on sandstone slabs in Massachusetts. Pliny Moody, who discovered these tracks, attributed them to “Noah’s raven,” and Edward Hitchcock of Amherst College, who began collecting them in 1835, considered them to be those of some…

Anchises, in Greek legend, member of the junior branch of the royal family of Troy: While he was tending his sheep on Mount Ida, the goddess Aphrodite met him and, enamoured of his beauty, bore him Aeneas. For revealing the name of the child’s mother, Anchises was killed or struck blind by

anchor, device, usually of metal, attached to a ship or boat by a cable or chain and lowered to the seabed to hold the vessel in a particular place by means of a fluke or pointed projection that digs into the sea bottom. Ancient anchors consisted of large stones, basketfuls of stones, sacks filled

computer programming language: HTML: HTML documents also contain anchors, which are tags that specify links to other Web pages. An anchor has the form <A HREF= “http://www.britannica.com”> Encyclopædia Britannica</A>, where the quoted string is the URL (uniform resource locator) to which the link points (the Web “address”) and the text following it is…

knot: The fisherman’s, or anchor, bend is an especially strong and simple knot that will not jam or slip under strain and can be untied easily. The knot is used to attach a rope to a ring, hook, anchor, or other object. It is made by taking…

escapement: The anchor escapement, an improvement invented in England in the 17th century, works with a pendulum and allows much smaller arcs of swing than the verge escapement with a pendulum. In the anchor escapement the pallets are in the shape of an inverted anchor, lying in…

ice in lakes and rivers: Ice particles: …loose, porous layer known as anchor ice. Conversely, if the water temperature then rises above the freezing point, the particles will become neutral and will not stick to one another, so that the flow will be merely one of solid particles in the flowing water. The slightly above-freezing water may…

Richard Parsons: …Anchor Savings Bank to form Dime Bancorp in 1995.

Anchorage, city (municipality), south-central Alaska, U.S. Lying at the base of the Chugach Mountains, it is a port at the head of Cook Inlet (a bay of the Pacific Ocean). In 1835 Russians established a mission across the inlet from the area that constitutes the modern city of Anchorage. After gold

hermit: …desert”) is used interchangeably with anchorite, although the two were originally distinguished on the basis of location: an anchorite selected a cell attached to a church or near a populous centre, while a hermit retired to the wilderness.

hermit: …desert”) is used interchangeably with anchorite, although the two were originally distinguished on the basis of location: an anchorite selected a cell attached to a church or near a populous centre, while a hermit retired to the wilderness.

Christina Applegate: Marriage, Anchorman, Friends, and other successes at the turn of the 21st century: …also in the 2013 sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. In between Applegate guest starred in two episodes (2002 and 2003) of Friends as one of Rachel’s shallow sisters. She won an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her first appearance and was nominated for…

Adam McKay: …and Ferrell starred in, was Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). The movie was a hit, and they followed up with Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), a parody of NASCAR automobile racing. Also in 2006 McKay and Ferrell founded a production company, Gary Sanchez Productions. They…

Stanley Donen: Early life and work: …musicals as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), and Living in a Big Way (1947), most of them alongside Kelly. Moreover, he received a story credit for renowned choreographer Busby Berkeley’s Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949), which he also choreographed.

anchovy, any of numerous schooling saltwater fishes of the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes) related to the herring and distinguished by a large mouth, almost always extending behind the eye, and by a pointed snout. Most of the more than 100 species live in shallow tropical or warm temperate

anchovy pear, (Grias cauliflora), evergreen tree of the family Lecythidaceae, native to the West Indies. The tree is cultivated for its edible fruit. The plant grows to about 15 metres (50 feet) tall and bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves about 90 cm (35 inches) long that are produced in tufts at

Anchura, genus of extinct marine gastropods (snails) found as fossils only in marine deposits of Cretaceous age (between 145.5 million and 65.5 million years old). It is thus a useful guide or index fossil because it is easily recognizable. The shell whorls are globular and ornamented with raised

alkanet: …Mediterranean species of the genus Anchusa and the closely related Pentaglottis sempervirens, bearing blue, purple, or white flowers, similar to those of forget-me-nots, on hairy herbaceous stems. They belong to the family Boraginaceae. True alkanet (A. officinalis), also known as common bugloss, bears purple flowers in coiled sprays on

alkanet: Large blue alkanet (A. azurea), or Italian bugloss, is popular as a garden species and reaches 120 cm (4 feet) with narrow leaves and large bright-blue flowers tufted with white hairs in the throats. Oval pointed evergreen leaves and white-eyed blue flowers characterize the evergreen…

alkanet: True alkanet (A. officinalis), also known as common bugloss, bears purple flowers in coiled sprays on narrow-leaved plants, 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Large blue alkanet (A. azurea), or Italian bugloss, is popular as a garden species and reaches 120 cm (4 feet) with narrow…

ancien régime, (French: “old order”) Political and social system of France prior to the French Revolution. Under the regime, everyone was a subject of the king of France as well as a member of an estate and province. All rights and status flowed from the social institutions, divided into three

Hippolyte Taine: Historical theories: The first volume, L’Ancien Régime (“The Old Regime”), appeared in 1876, followed by three volumes on the Revolution (1878–85). In 1878 he was also elected to the Académie Française.

Philippe Aubert de Gaspé: …wrote Les Anciens Canadiens (The Canadians of Old). A French Canadian classic, it is a romantic historical novel set in Canada at the time of the British conquest (1760). Its idealization of the “good old days,” the farmer’s loyalty to the soil, and distrust of English Canada influenced the…

hymn: …dates from the publication of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861; last rev. ed., 2013, as Ancient & Modern: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship), characterized by austerity of style, conformity to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, and the setting of each hymn to its proper tune.

Sun Ra: …among his early works, “Ancient Aiethopia” most successfully unites the diverse strands of his composing.

circus: History: …local groups such as the Shriners—also performed.

Western architecture: From the 19th to the early 20th century: …was John Carter, author of The Ancient Architecture of England (1795 and 1807), in which Gothic details were more faithfully and accurately recorded than in any earlier publication. Thomas Rickman designated the various styles of medieval architecture in An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English Architecture (1817), and the…

William Blake: Blake’s exhibition (1809–10): …picture in the exhibition, called The Ancient Britons and depicting the last battle of the legendary King Arthur, had been commissioned by the Welsh scholar and enthusiast William Owen Pughe. The painting, now lost, was said to have been 14 feet (4.3 metres) wide by 10 feet (3 metres) tall—the…

N. Scott Momaday: Fiction and Pulitzer Prize: …he published his second novel, The Ancient Child, which weaves traditional tales and history with a modern urban Kiowa artist’s search for his roots.

Chinese languages: … (8th to 3rd century bc), Ancient (Middle) Chinese (through ad 907), and Modern Chinese (from c. the 10th century to modern times). The Proto-Sinitic period is the period of the most ancient inscriptions and poetry; most loanwords in Chinese were borrowed after that period. The works of Confucius and Mencius…

Nestorianism, Christian sect that originated in Asia Minor and Syria stressing the independence of the divine and human natures of Christ and, in effect, suggesting that they are two persons loosely united. The schismatic sect formed following the condemnation of Nestorius and his teachings by the

Cradles of Civilization: This incredible transformation had its roots in a select number of places around the world, including the Fertile Crescent, certain river valleys in what is now China, the Indus River valley, Mesoamerica, and the Andes.

ancient constitutionalism, a related set of medieval and especially early modern political ideas that were generally opposed to royal absolutism, state centralization, and the doctrine of reason of state in favour of a traditional fundamental law. Ancient constitutionalism appealed to a “previous”

Maltese, breed of toy dog named for the island of Malta, where it may have originated more than 2,500 years ago. Delicate in appearance but usually vigorous, healthy, affectionate, and lively, the Maltese was once the valued pet of the wealthy and aristocratic. It has a long, silky, pure-white

Amarna style, revolutionary style of Egyptian art created by Amenhotep IV, who took the name Akhenaton during his reign (1353–36 bce) in the 18th dynasty. Akhenaton’s alteration of the artistic and religious life of ancient Egypt was drastic, if short-lived. His innovations were centred upon a new

Norman Mailer: …of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore; Ancient Evenings (1983), a novel set in ancient Egypt, the first volume of an uncompleted trilogy; Tough Guys Don’t Dance (1984), a contemporary mystery thriller; and the enormous Harlot’s Ghost (1991), a novel focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1995 Mailer published Oswald’s Tale,…

old-growth forest, a climax forest in the late stages of stand development containing large, old trees and a complex stand structure that has been generally undisturbed by human activities. The definition of an old-growth forest varies from country to country, but most definitions share an

Precambrian: Structure and occurrence of granulite-gneiss belts: …small areas such as the Ancient Gneiss Complex of Swaziland, the Minnesota River valley and the Beartooth Mountains of the United States, the Peninsular gneisses and Sargur supracrustals of southern India, the English River gneisses of Ontario in Canada that form a

architecture: Places of worship: …or reserved for priests; in ancient Greece it contained an accessible cult image, but services were held outside the main facade; and in the ancient Near East and in the Mayan and Aztec architecture of ancient Mexico, where the temple was erected at the summit of pyramidal mounds, only privileged…

ancient Greek civilization, the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 bce, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 bce. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed a legacy with unparalleled influence. The larger

ancient Greek civilization, the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 bce, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 bce. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed a legacy with unparalleled influence. The larger

Greek language: Ancient Greek: From the end of the 4th century bce onward, in the Hellenistic period, Greek gradually obtained a high degree of unity throughout the area it covered (see Koine). In the preceding 10 centuries there had been numerous Greek dialects

Greek literature: Ancient Greek literature: Of the literature of ancient Greece only a relatively small proportion survives. Yet it remains important, not only because much of it is of supreme quality but also because until the mid-19th century the greater part of the literature of the Western…

ancient Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. It was part of a religious festival that honored Zeus, and the name Olympics was derived from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The Games were a central part of Greek life, and

Greek philosophy, in the history of Western philosophy, the foundational and profound philosophical contributions of the leading thinkers of ancient Greece, including the pre-Socratic cosmologists of the 6th and 5th centuries bce; the intellectual giants of Classical Athens—Socrates, Plato, and

ancient Italic people, any of the peoples diverse in origin, language, traditions, stage of development, and territorial extension who inhabited pre-Roman Italy, a region heavily influenced by neighbouring Greece, with its well-defined national characteristics, expansive vigour, and aesthetic and

language: Written versus spoken languages: In studying ancient (dead) languages one is, of course, limited to studying the grammar of their written forms and styles, as their written records alone survive. Such is the case with Latin, Ancient Greek, and Sanskrit (Latin lives as a spoken language in very restricted situations, such…

Sir Henry Maine: …became the basis of his Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas (1861), which influenced both political theory and anthropology, the latter primarily because of Maine’s controversial views on primitive law. To trace and define his concepts, he drew on Roman…

John Banville: Fiction: …the Greek god Hermes, and Ancient Light (2012) uses characters that previously appeared in Eclipse and Shroud to recount an older man’s vivid recollection of his earliest love as a means of coping with his daughter’s suicide. The Blue Guitar (2015) relates the tale of a painter and thief who…

ancient lights, in English property law, the right of a building or house owner to the light received from and through his windows. Windows used for light by an owner for 20 years or more could not be obstructed by the erection of an edifice or by any other act by an adjacent landowner. This rule

ancient logic, in the history of Western philosophy, the concepts, principles, and systems of logical argumentation that originated in ancient Greece, primarily in the philosophy of Aristotle (384–322 bce), and were later developed, consolidated, and documented by mainly Greek philosophers and

Mongolian languages: …of the spoken language are Old, or Ancient, Mongolian (through the 12th century), Middle Mongolian (13th–16th centuries), and New, or Modern, Mongolian (17th century to the present). Old Mongolian is reconstructed from borrowings in other languages and by comparison of the recorded Mongolian languages. The Mongolian vertical script language developed…

art conservation and restoration: Role of law: …carried out chiefly under the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act of 1913, by which suitable unoccupied properties can be “taken into guardianship.” A much more rigorous application of the principle is sometimes possible in the United States, whereby the owners of whole groups of buildings held to be of…

E. G. Squier: …appeared in the beautifully illustrated Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848), the first publication of the Smithsonian Institution. Immediately recognized as a major work of American archaeology, it remains significant to the present time. In addition to summarizing contemporary knowledge of the mounds, it also served as a model…

pottery: European influence and the export trade: …be seen in the “ancient moon pavilion” (guyuexuan) wares. These will sometimes have a European subject, for example, a Watteau shepherdess, but Chinese subjects were also used.

ancient Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic event that was held in Olympia, Greece, from 776 bce to about 393 ce. It was part of a religious festival that honored Zeus, and the name Olympics was derived from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The Games were a central part of Greek life, and

Native American: Repatriation and the disposition of the dead: Subsequently known as Kennewick Man (among scientists) or the Ancient One (among repatriation activists), this person most probably lived sometime between about 9,000 and 9,500 years ago, certainly before 5,600–6,000 years ago. A number of tribes and a number of scientists laid competing claims to the remains. Their…

ancient Rome, the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 bc, through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 bc, the establishment of the empire in 27 bc, and the final eclipse of

Ancient Rome is the state that originated in the city of Rome during the 8th century bce. Considered one of the most successful imperial powers in history, Rome at its peak encompassed most of Europe and stretched into Africa and Asia. Ancient Rome’s history can be broken down into three eras:

Scandinavian languages: History of Old Scandinavian: It is known as Proto-Scandinavian, or Ancient Scandinavian, but shows few distinctively North Germanic features. The earliest inscriptions may reflect a stage, sometimes called Northwest Germanic, prior to the splitting of North and West Germanic (but after the separation of Gothic). Only after the departure of the Angles and…

change ringing: …society, or ringing organization, the Ancient Society of College Youths, was founded in 1637. The earliest treatises on the subject were Fabian Stedman’s Tintinnalogia (1668) and his Campanologia (1677), which introduced his Grandsire Method and his Stedman’s Principle (a method).

Lewis Henry Morgan: …which was set forth in Ancient Society, or Researches in the Lines of Human Progress from Savagery through Barbarism to Civilization (1877). This was among the first major scientific accounts of the origin and evolution of civilization. Morgan posited that advances in social organization arose primarily from changes in food…

Mozarabic chant, Latin liturgical chant of the Christian church on the Iberian Peninsula from its beginnings about the 5th century until its suppression at the end of the 11th century in favour of the liturgy and Gregorian chant of the Roman Catholic Church. The term Mozarabic was applied to

Eliezer Sukenik: Sukenik’s publication The Ancient Synagogue of Beth Alpha (1932) made famous the mosaic pavement he had unearthed there and expanded the frontiers of the history of Jewish art. Sukenik’s keen interest in numismatics led to his identification of the oldest Jewish coins of the period of Persian…

George Crumb: …such as the song cycle Ancient Voices of Children (1970). His other works included Black Angels (1970), for electric string quartet; Star-Child (1977), a huge choral and orchestral composition that required the use of four conductors; Celestial Mechanics, Makrokosmos IV (1978); and Apparition (1980). Crumb taught at the University of…

Ancients and Moderns, subject of a literary dispute that raged in France and England in the 17th century. The “Ancients” maintained that the literature of ancient Greece and Rome offered the only models for literary excellence; the “Moderns” challenged the supremacy of Classical writers. The rise

Directory: …over, who proposed legislation; the Council of Ancients (Conseil des Anciens), consisted of 250 delegates, 40 years of age or over, who held the power to accept or veto the proposed legislation. The Ancients also picked the executive—the five Directors (Directeurs)—from lists drawn up by the Five Hundred. A Director…

Charles Ancillon was a lawyer, educator, and historian who was the leader of the French Protestant refugees in Germany. Born of a distinguished family of French Protestants, Ancillon studied law at Marburg, Geneva, and Paris. He pleaded the cause of the Huguenots—the French Protestants—of Metz at

Johann Peter Friedrich Ancillon was a Prussian statesman, foreign minister, historian, and political philosopher who worked with the Austrian statesman Metternich to preserve the reactionary European political settlement of 1815. Educated in Geneva, Ancillon acquired a chair in history at the

Johann Peter Friedrich Ancillon was a Prussian statesman, foreign minister, historian, and political philosopher who worked with the Austrian statesman Metternich to preserve the reactionary European political settlement of 1815. Educated in Geneva, Ancillon acquired a chair in history at the

Caryophyllales: Other families: The Old World family Ancistrocladaceae has become important as a source for Michellamine B, which shows significant in vitro activity against HIV-1 and HIV-2 virus strains.

moccasin: …moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) or the Mexican moccasin (A. bilineatus). Both are pit vipers (subfamily Crotalinae), so named because of the characteristic sensory pit between each eye and nostril.

copperhead: The North American copperhead Agkistrodon (also spelled Ancistrodon) contortrix is a venomous species found in swampy, rocky, and wooded regions of the eastern and central United States. Also called highland moccasin, it is a member of the viper family (Viperidae) and is placed in the subfamily…

water moccasin, (Agkistrodon piscivorus), species of large-bodied semiaquatic venomous snake inhabiting moist forests, wetlands, and intertidal habitats of the southeastern United States. The water moccasin is classified with rattlesnakes, copperheads, and other pit vipers in the subfamily

Gustav III: …Gustav was shot by Captain Jacob Johan Anckarström while attending the Stockholm opera house on March 16, 1792; the king died two weeks later.

Carl Henrik, Count Anckarsvärd was a leader of the 1809 coup d’état that deposed the absolutist Swedish king Gustav IV, and a champion of liberal political, economic, and social causes in the first half of the 19th century. Unlike many other “men of 1809,” Anckarsvärd did not retreat from his

children’s literature: National and modern literature: …touch of fantasy, as has Karin Anckarsvärd, whose Doktorns pojk’ (1963; Eng. trans., Doctor’s Boy, 1965) is a quietly moving tale of small-town life in the horse-and-buggy days. The Sandbergs, Inger and Lasse, have advanced the Beskow tradition in a series of lovely picture books. Fantasy has been well served…

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Initial Period: The Tank site at Ancón consists of a series of stone-faced platforms on a hill. Las Haldas has a platform and three plazas; two smaller similar sites are also known. The old centers at El Paraíso and Río Seco had been abandoned, but, in the highlands, Kotosh continued to…

Ancón, city, central Panama, just northeast of Balboa city and adjacent to Panama City. It is a residential centre, and its population has increased dramatically since 2000. As Balboa and Panama City have grown, Ancón has become virtually a suburb of the latter. It was noted for the Gorgas Hospital

Atacama Desert: The Treaty of Ancón (1883) gave Chile permanent ownership of sectors previously controlled by Peru and Bolivia, the latter losing its whole Pacific coastline.

Ancona, capital of Ancona provincia and of Marche regione, in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea on the farthest branch of the promontory that descends from the Conero massif. Founded by Syracusan colonists in about 390 bce, it was taken by Rome in the 2nd century bce and became a flourishing port,

Concino Concini, marquis d’Ancre , marquis d’Ancre, was an Italian adventurer who dominated the French government during the first seven years of the reign of King Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43). The son of a Florentine notary, Concini joined the entourage of Marie de Médicis shortly before she left

Concino Concini, marquis d’Ancre , marquis d’Ancre, was an Italian adventurer who dominated the French government during the first seven years of the reign of King Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43). The son of a Florentine notary, Concini joined the entourage of Marie de Médicis shortly before she left

Ancrene Wisse, anonymous work written in the early 13th century for the guidance of women recluses outside the regular orders. It may have been intended specifically for a group of women sequestered near Limebrook in Herefordshire. Translated from English into French and Latin, the manual remained

Ancrene Wisse, anonymous work written in the early 13th century for the guidance of women recluses outside the regular orders. It may have been intended specifically for a group of women sequestered near Limebrook in Herefordshire. Translated from English into French and Latin, the manual remained

Ancud, town and commune, southern Chile. It lies on the northern coast of Chiloé Island, across the Strait of Chacao from the mainland. Founded in 1768 as San Carlos de Chiloé and renamed as Ancud in 1834, it was one of the last strongholds of royalist forces during Chile’s struggle for

Ancus Marcius was traditionally the fourth king of Rome, from 642 to 617 bc. The details of his reign, provided by Roman historians such as Livy (64 or 59 bc–ad 17), must be regarded as largely legendary—e.g., the settlement of the Aventine Hill outside Rome, the first extension of Rome beyond the

Julius Malema: …was elected president of the ANC Youth League by a narrow majority during a contentious group conference.

gastropod: Classification: Superfamily Ancylacea Limpets (Ancylidae), ramshorns (Planorbidae), and pond snails (Physidae); all restricted to freshwater habitats. Superorder Stylommatophora Mantle cavity a pulmonary sac; gonopores with common opening on right side or at most

gastropod: Classification: Ancylacea Limpets (Ancylidae), ramshorns (Planorbidae), and pond snails (Physidae); all restricted to freshwater habitats. Superorder Stylommatophora Mantle cavity a pulmonary sac; gonopores with common opening on right side or at most narrowly separated; shell conical to vestigial, heavily to weakly calcified;

perissodactyl: Annotated classification: †Suborder Ancylopoda †Family Chalicotheriidae (chalicotheres) Upper Eocene to lower Pliocene. Fossils from North America, Europe, Asia. Early forms equivalent in size (and similar) to contemporary horses, Hyracotherium; later representatives larger, up to size of a modern horse. Most with forelegs longer than hindlegs and 3 toes…

hookworm: …of the genera Necator and Ancylostoma belonging to the class Nematoda (phylum Aschelminthes) that infest the intestines of humans, dogs, and cats.

hookworm: Development: There are two dog hookworms, A. brasiliense and A. caninum, which may infect humans. Usually these cause an aberrant infection, “creeping eruption” or cutaneous larva migrans. This disease is characterized by serpiginous tunnels in the skin caused by migrations of larvae that are unable to penetrate the innermost layers.

hookworm: Development: brasiliense and A. caninum, which may infect humans. Usually these cause an aberrant infection, “creeping eruption” or cutaneous larva migrans. This disease is characterized by serpiginous tunnels in the skin caused by migrations of larvae that are unable to penetrate the innermost layers.

hookworm disease: A. duodenale possesses four hooklike teeth in its adult stage, and N. americanus has plates in its mouth rather than teeth.