Difference between revisions of "gnathobase"
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|etymology=Greek <i>gnathos</i>, jaw; <i>basis</i>, base | |etymology=Greek <i>gnathos</i>, jaw; <i>basis</i>, base | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) One of a pair of endites used to manipulate or move food in trilobites, and some crustaceans. | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]) One of a pair of endites used to manipulate or move [[food]] in trilobites, and some [[crustaceans]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Chelicerata) In arachnids, the projection from the coxa of a leg or palp, used in crushing food. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Chelicerata]]) In arachnids, the projection from the [[coxa]] of a leg or [[palp]], used in crushing [[food]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A lobe or projection of a basal segment of an appendage near the mouth, used in eating. | + | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A [[lobe]] or projection of a [[basal]] [[segment]] of an [[appendage]] near the [[mouth]], used in eating. |
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
gnathobase (noun; Greek gnathos, jaw; basis, base): 1. (Arthropoda) One of a pair of endites used to manipulate or move food in trilobites, and some crustaceans.2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In arachnids, the projection from the coxa of a leg or palp, used in crushing food.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) A lobe or projection of a basal segment of an appendage near the mouth, used in eating.
