mouth hook

noun

either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera

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Meanings

nounmouth hook (plural mouth hooks)

plural mouth hooks

  1. either of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts that function as jaws in some Diptera

Origin

From mouth + hook.

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APA

mouth hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20hook

MLA

“mouth hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20hook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouth hook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouth%20hook.

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