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# {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[pharynx]] of a [[rotifer]]. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the [[incus]], against which the [[mallei]], or [[lateral]] ones, work so as to crush the food. |
# {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[pharynx]] of a [[rotifer]]. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the [[incus]], against which the [[mallei]], or [[lateral]] ones, work so as to crush the food. |
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# {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[lore]] of a [[bird]]. |
# {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[lore]] of a [[bird]]. |
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# {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[jaw]] of a [[mammal]]. |
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* {{l|en|masticate}} |
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* {{l|en|masseter}} |
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{{Webster 1913}} |
{{Webster 1913}} |
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Revision as of 14:24, 13 January 2020
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μάσταξ (mástax, “mouth, jaws”).
Noun
mastax (plural mastaxes)
- (zoology) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
- (zoology) The lore of a bird.
- (zoology) The jaw of a mammal.
Derived terms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “mastax”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)