maxilliped

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maxilliped also maxillipede, maxillipe (adjective; Latin maxilla, jaw; pes, foot): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The paired appendages on thoracic somites 1-3 posterior to the maxillae, that usually function in feeding; sometimes adapted for other functions such as prehension in parasitic forms