scaphognathite
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scaphognathite (noun; Greek skaphe, boat; ganthos, jaw): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Decapoda, the exopod of the maxilla, often used to produce the respiratory current in the gill chamber; bailer or gill bailer.
