mouthpart
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See also: mouth-part
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mouth-part (especially historically)
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
mouthpart (plural mouthparts)
- (usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
- The fans, or brushes, create currents in the water that direct food toward the larvae’s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.
Translations[edit]
part of the anatomy of insects
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