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paragnatha

paragnatha noun: paragnathi (lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea).

Noun

paragnatha pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, rare) Paragnathi (lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea).

Origin of paragnatha

Apparently from para- + -gnath + -a, after either German Paragnathen pl or French paragnathes pl. Compare later paragnath and paragnathus.

Questions about paragnatha

What does paragnatha mean?
Paragnatha means paragnathi (lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea).
What part of speech is paragnatha?
Paragnatha is a noun.

Words near paragnatha in the dictionary

  1. paraglossia
  2. paraglottic
  3. paraglottic space
  4. paraglottic spaces
  5. paragnath
  6. paragnatha
  7. paragnathi
  8. paragnathous
  9. paragnaths
  10. paragnathus
  11. paragneiss

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