"mouthpart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mouthparts [plural]
Etymology: mouth + part Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mouth|part}} mouth + part Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouthpart (plural mouthparts)
  1. (usually in the plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food. Wikipedia link: mouthparts Tags: plural-normally Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: mouth-part (english: especially historically) Translations (part of the anatomy of insects): pezhioù genoù [masculine, plural] (Breton), 口器 (kǒuqì) (Chinese Mandarin), monddeel [neuter] (Dutch), pièce buccale [feminine] (French), Mundwerkzeug [neuter] (German), στοματικό μόριο (stomatikó mório) [neuter] (Greek), apparato boccale [masculine] (Italian), pieza bucal [feminine] (Spanish), gên-rannau [masculine, plural] (Welsh)

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