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单词 maxilliped
释义

maxilliped

[ mak-sil-uh-ped ]
/ mækˈsɪl əˌpɛd /

noun

one member of the three pairs of appendages situated immediately behind the maxillae of crustaceans.

Origin of maxilliped

First recorded in 1840–50; maxill(a) + -i- + -ped

OTHER WORDS FROM maxilliped

max·il·li·ped·a·ry, adjective

Words nearby maxilliped

maxillary gland, maxillary nerve, maxillary process, maxillary sinus, maxillary vein, maxilliped, maxillodental, maxillofacial, maxillomandibular, maxillotomy, maxim
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Example sentences from the Web for maxilliped

  • Each leg, except those of the last pair, has on its first segment an exopodite with a gill like those of the maxilliped.

    The Life of Crustacea|William Thomas Calman

British Dictionary definitions for maxilliped

maxilliped
/ (mækˈsɪlɪˌpɛd) /

noun

any member of three pairs of appendages in crustaceans, behind the maxillae: specialized for feeding

Derived forms of maxilliped

maxillipedary, adjective

Word Origin for maxilliped

C19: maxilli-, from maxilla + -ped
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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