endognath

noun

en·​dog·​nath

ˈendəgˌnath,

-ˌdäg-

plural -s

: the inner and principal branch of an oral appendage of a crustacean

Word History

Etymology

end- + Greek gnathos jaw; akin to Greek genys jaw

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