maxilliped
Meanings
noun
- 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).
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Etymology
From maxilla + -i- + -ped.
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