English-Thai Dictionary
maxilliped
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MAXILLIPED
Max *il "li *ped, n. Etym: [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
New American Oxford Dictionary
maxilliped
max il li ped |makˈsiləˌped mækˈsɪləpɛd | ▶noun Zoology (in crustaceans ) an appendage modified for feeding, situated in pairs behind the maxillae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from maxilla + Latin pes, ped- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
maxilliped
maxilliped |makˈsɪlɪpɛd | ▶noun Zoology (in crustaceans ) an appendage modified for feeding, situated in pairs behind the maxillae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from maxilla + Latin pes, ped- ‘foot ’.