maxilliped

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
26
Letters
10

Definition of maxilliped

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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).
    “Flattened carapace and claws, and large modified maxillipeds used to gather planktonic food.”

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Etymology

From maxilla + -i- + -ped.

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