gnathostegite

English

Etymology

From gnatho- +‎ Ancient Greek στέγω (stégō, “to cover”) +‎ -ite.[1]

Noun

gnathostegite (plural gnathostegites)

  1. (zoology, rare) One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other organs in the mouth.

References

  1. ^ “gnathostegite, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “gnathostegite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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