gnathopod

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “the jaw”) + -pod.

Noun

gnathopod (plural gnathopods)

  1. (zoology) A maxilliped.

References

“gnathopod”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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