Mouthpart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mouthpart is a noun meaning (zootomy, 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.
Meaning
(zootomy, 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- mouthparts
- mouth-part
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mandibles, mandibulate, suctorial, mouth-part, mouthpiece, morsel.
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