paragnath

paragnath (noun; plural -naths; Greek para, beside; gnathos, jaw): 1. Any part or structure that lies alongside a jaw or palp.

2. (Annelida: Polychaeta) One of a pair of chitinous jaws.

3. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) One of a pair of metastomal lobes

See also: endognath. 4. (Arthropoda: Insecta) see superlinguae.