- gna|thite
- gna|thite «NAY thyt, NATH yt», noun.one of the appendages of the mouth of an arthropod.╂[< Greek gnáthos jaw + English -ite1]
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Scaphognathite — Sca*phog na*thite, n. [Gr. ska fh boat + gna qos jaw.] (Zo[ o]l.) A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
