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Definition of Maxilliped
1. n. One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
Definition of Maxilliped
1. Noun. One of the appendages on the heads of some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maxilliped
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Medical Definition of Maxilliped
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Maxilliped
Literary usage of Maxilliped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals: A by Gilbert Charles Bourne, Arthur Bolles Lee (1902)
"In the first maxilliped the same essential structures Fig. 27 VIII. Third maxilliped
of the right side, seen from behind. cx.p, ..."
2. A Review of Copepoda Associated with Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Forms by Arthur Grover Humes (1982)
"... second antenna, anterior (F); b, maxilliped, postero- inner (D); c, spine on
second segment of maxilliped, antero-outer (H); d, endopod of leg 1, ..."
3. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (1873)
"First maxilliped of the right side seen from beneath, first stage, ... Epignathus of
the second maxilliped, second stage, enlarged 40 diameters; r, ..."
4. The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes: Being by John Stanley Gardiner (1903)
"I. Last three joints of 3rd maxilliped not hidden by the I. 3rd maxillipeds leave
a good part of the mouth uncovered. ..."
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