scaphognathite

noun

sca·​phog·​na·​thite

skəˈfägnəˌthīt

: a thin leaflike appendage of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans

scaphognathitic

⸗¦⸗⸗¦thitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

scaph- + gnathite

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