English Explanatory Dictionary

mouthpart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.

Word forms

mouthpart mouthparts mouth-part

Etymology

From mouth + part.

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