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paragnathus

paragnathus noun: one of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.

Noun

paragnathus (plural paragnathi)

  1. One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.
  2. One of the small, horny, tooth-like jaws of certain annelids.

Forms of paragnathus

pluralparagnathi
alternative formparagnath

Origin of paragnathus

Learned borrowing from New Latin paragnathus, from para- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”). Compare earlier paragnatha.

Questions about paragnathus

What does paragnathus mean?
Paragnathus means one of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.
What part of speech is paragnathus?
Paragnathus is a noun.
What is the plural of paragnathus?
The plural of paragnathus is paragnathi.

Words near paragnathus in the dictionary

  1. paragnath
  2. paragnatha
  3. paragnathi
  4. paragnathous
  5. paragnaths
  6. paragnathus
  7. paragneiss
  8. paragneisses
  9. paragneissic
  10. paragnosia
  11. paragoge

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