mouthpart
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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