endognath

English

in this diagram from the year 1918, the endognath is labelled as b

Etymology

From endo- + Ancient Greek [Term?] (“jaw”).

Noun

endognath (plural endognaths)

1. (zoology) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of crustaceans.

Derived terms

• endognathal

See also

• maxilla

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 “endognath”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)