💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Maxillule"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| maxillulanoun | (zoology) Either of the first pair of maxillae in crustaceans. |
| maxillanoun | An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused. |
| maxillipedenoun | Alternative form of maxilliped. [One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).] |
| antennulanoun | Alternative form of antennule. [(zoology) A small antenna.] |
| operculenoun | Alternative form of operculum. [(zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.] |
| maxillipednoun | One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot). |
| monoculenoun | (obsolete) Alternative form of monocle. [A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.] |
| maxillopodnoun | (zoology) Any member of the class Maxillopoda of diverse crustaceans including barnacles and copepods. |
| scapuletnoun | (zoology) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of the oral arms of the manubrium of many jellyfish. |
| mandiblenoun | (anatomy, zootomy) The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes. |
| labiumnoun | (anatomy, usually in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side. |
| premaxnoun | (zoology, informal) Clipping of premaxilla. [(anatomy) Either of a pair of bones in front of the maxillary bones in the upper vertebrate jaw] |
| lingulidenoun | Alternative form of lingulid. [Any brachiopod of the order Lingulida] |
| toothshellnoun | Alternative form of tooth shell. [Any of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot] |
| lirulanoun | A fungus of the genus Lirula, known to cause foliage diseases in conifers. |
| lampshellnoun | Alternative form of lamp shell. [(zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda).] |
| malanoun | (Hinduism, Sikhism) A bead or a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. |
| gnathopodnoun | (zoology) A maxilliped. |
| palulusnoun | (marine biology) Alternative form of palus. [(marine biology) A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.] |
| myxanoun | — |
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