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mouthparts

mouthparts is the plural of mouthpart.

Meaning of mouthpart

Noun

mouthpart (plural mouthparts)

  1. (plural-normally) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
    • The fans, or brushes, create currents in the water that direct food toward the larvae’s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.

Questions about mouthparts

What is mouthparts the plural of?
Mouthparts is the plural of mouthpart.

Words near mouthparts in the dictionary

  1. mouthlines
  2. mouthly
  3. mouthorgan
  4. mouthorgans
  5. mouthpart
  6. mouthparts
  7. mouthpie
  8. mouthpiece
  9. mouthpieced
  10. mouthpieces
  11. mouthpies

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