foot-jaw

English

Etymology

From foot +‎ jaw.

Noun

foot-jaw (plural foot-jaws)

  1. A limb of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod, that acts as an accessory mouth-part.
    Synonym: gnathopodite
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