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gnathocephalon

gnathocephalon noun: the part of an insect's head, behind the protocephalon, that bears the mandibles and maxillae.

Noun

gnathocephalon

  1. The part of an insect's head, behind the protocephalon, that bears the mandibles and maxillae

Origin of gnathocephalon

From gnatho- + cephalon.

Questions about gnathocephalon

What does gnathocephalon mean?
Gnathocephalon means the part of an insect's head, behind the protocephalon, that bears the mandibles and maxillae.
What part of speech is gnathocephalon?
Gnathocephalon is a noun.

Words near gnathocephalon in the dictionary

  1. gnatho-
  2. gnathobase
  3. gnathobases
  4. gnathobasic
  5. gnathocephalic
  6. gnathocephalon
  7. gnathochilaria
  8. gnathochilarial
  9. gnathochilarium
  10. gnathodynamometer
  11. gnathodynamometers

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