Gnathopoda

plural noun

Gna·​thop·​o·​da

nəˈthäpədə

in some especially former classifications

: a group that comprises invertebrate animals whose jaws are modified limbs and that is coextensive with or a subdivision of Arthropoda

gnathopodous

-dəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gnath- + -poda

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