maxilliped
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From maxilla + -i- + -ped.[1]
Noun[edit]
maxilliped (plural maxillipeds)
- 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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Translations[edit]
appendage
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References[edit]
- ^ “maxilliped, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.