maxilliped
Meaning of maxilliped
noun
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).
Information about maxilliped
- It is a name.
- The plural form of maxilliped is: maxillipeds.
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Hyphenation of maxilliped
max-il-liped
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- maxilliped is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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