noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other organs in the mouth. rare

Etymology

From gnatho-; Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”); -ite.

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