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foot-jaw

foot-jaw noun: a limb of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod, that acts as an accessory mouth-part.

Noun

foot-jaw (plural foot-jaws)

  1. A limb of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod, that acts as an accessory mouth-part.
    Synonyms:
    gnathopodite

Synonyms of foot-jaw

Forms of foot-jaw

pluralfoot-jaws

Origin of foot-jaw

From foot + jaw.

Questions about foot-jaw

What does foot-jaw mean?
Foot-jaw means a limb of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod, that acts as an accessory mouth-part.
What part of speech is foot-jaw?
Foot-jaw is a noun.
What is the plural of foot-jaw?
The plural of foot-jaw is foot-jaws.

Words near foot-jaw in the dictionary

  1. foot-gangers
  2. foot-goer
  3. foot-goers
  4. foot-in-mouth disease
  5. foot-in-the-door technique
  6. foot-jaw
  7. foot-jaws
  8. foot-lambert
  9. foot-lamberts
  10. foot-light
  11. foot-lights

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