Difference between revisions of "hypopharynx"
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|etymology=Greek <i>hypo</i>, under; <i>pharyngx</i>, pharynx | |etymology=Greek <i>hypo</i>, under; <i>pharyngx</i>, pharynx | ||
| − | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: Chelicerata) The chitinous plate situated on the labium in certain Acari. | + | |definition=1. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Chelicerata]]) The [[chitinous]] plate situated on the labium in certain [[Acari]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: Crustacea) The metastoma. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Crustacea]]) The [[metastoma]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> A median mouth-part structure anterior to the <i>labium</i>, usually associated with the salivary | + | 3. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> A [[median]] [[mouth]]-part [[structure]] [[anterior]] to the <i>labium</i>, usually associated with the [[salivary gland]]s by ducts. <i>b.</i> A tongue-like [[lobe]] that arises from the [[mouth]]-[[cavity]] floor and serves as a [[sensory]] [[apparatus]] for taste, variously modified for feeding in many groups; ligua |
|see also=[[glossa]]. | |see also=[[glossa]]. | ||
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
hypopharynx (noun; Greek hypo, under; pharyngx, pharynx): 1. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) The chitinous plate situated on the labium in certain Acari.2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The metastoma.
3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. A median mouth-part structure anterior to the labium, usually associated with the salivary glands by ducts. b. A tongue-like lobe that arises from the mouth-cavity floor and serves as a sensory apparatus for taste, variously modified for feeding in many groups; ligua
See also: glossa.
