paragnatha

English

Etymology

Apparently from para- +‎ -gnath +‎ -a, after either German Paragnathen pl or French paragnathes pl. Compare later paragnath and paragnathus.[1]

Noun

paragnatha pl (plural only)

  1. (zoology, rare) Paragnathi (lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea).

References

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