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mouthpart vs maxilliped

maxilliped vs mouthpart

mouthpart and maxilliped both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mouthpart Yes No No No
maxilliped Yes No No No
As nouns, maxilliped is a hyponym of mouthpart; that is, maxilliped is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mouthpart:
  • mouthpart: any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding
  • maxilliped: One of a set of three paired appendages on the thorax of a decapod crustacean, located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding.
Other hyponyms of mouthpart include gnathopod, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.
mouthpart (noun) maxilliped (noun)
any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding One of a set of three paired appendages on the thorax of a decapod crustacean, located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding.
Difference between mouthpart and maxilliped

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