mouthpart
See also: mouth-part
English
Alternative forms
- mouth-part (especially historically)
Etymology
mouth + part
Noun
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
part of the anatomy of insects
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