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maxilliped |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maxilliped \Max*il"li*ped\, n. [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxill[ae]. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them Called also {jawfoot}, and {foot jaw}.
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