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mouth hook

mouth hook noun: either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera.

Noun

mouth hook (plural mouth hooks)

  1. either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera

Forms of mouth hook

pluralmouth hooks

Origin of mouth hook

From mouth + hook.

Questions about mouth hook

What does mouth hook mean?
Mouth hook means either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera.
What part of speech is mouth hook?
Mouth hook is a noun.
What is the plural of mouth hook?
The plural of mouth hook is mouth hooks.

Words near mouth hook in the dictionary

  1. mouth guards
  2. mouth harp
  3. mouth harpist
  4. mouth harpists
  5. mouth harps
  6. mouth hook
  7. mouth hooks
  8. mouth job
  9. mouth jobs
  10. mouth mirror
  11. mouth mirrors

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