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maxilliped

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From maxilla +‎ -i- +‎ -ped.[1]

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maxilliped (plural maxillipeds)

  1. One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).

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  1. ^ “maxilliped, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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