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Aristotle's lantern

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Within the mouth of a sea urchin is an elaborate five-sided jaw structure called Aristotles lantern that can be partially extruded from the mouth. It is able to grind up calcareous exoskeletons of plants and animals. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001923 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle's_lantern ]

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Aristotle's lantern

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  • Aristotles lantern
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UBERON:0008253

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