"Maxilliped" is a word in ENGLISH
One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next
behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower
Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
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One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many …
Read the complete definitionOne of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes …
Read the complete definitionOne of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
Read the complete definitionThe anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.
Read the complete definitionOne of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping the female among many of the Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionOne of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong …
Read the complete definitionOne of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which …
Read the complete definitionOne of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several …
Read the complete definitionOne of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.
Read the complete definitionOne of a family (Lernaeidae) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the …
Read the complete definitionOne of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.
Read the complete definitionOne of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionOne of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionOne of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionOne of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionOne of the branchiae attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea.
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea having slender legs and long antennae. They mostly belong to the …
Read the complete definitionOne of a family (Scyllaridae) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat …
Read the complete definitionAny one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and …
Read the complete definitionAny one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than …
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