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endognath

endognath noun: the inner or principal series of oral appendages of crustaceans.

endognath: the inner or principal series of oral appendages of crustaceans
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Noun

endognath (plural endognaths)

  1. The inner or principal series of oral appendages of crustaceans.
    • the cheliceræ, and the four pairs of endognaths dwindled away and became insignificant, leaving as trace of their former presence the descending root of the Vth nerve1908, Walter Holbrook Gaskell, The Origin of Vertebrates

Forms of endognath

pluralendognaths

Origin of endognath

From endo- + -gnath (“jaw”).

Words formed from endognath

Questions about endognath

What does endognath mean?
Endognath means the inner or principal series of oral appendages of crustaceans.
What part of speech is endognath?
Endognath is a noun.
What is the plural of endognath?
The plural of endognath is endognaths.

Words near endognath in the dictionary

  1. endoglycosidically
  2. endoglycosylase
  3. endoglycosylases
  4. endoglycosylceramidase
  5. endoglycosylceramidases
  6. endognath
  7. endognathal
  8. endognathary
  9. endognathion
  10. endognaths
  11. endogonaceous

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