Meanings
nounmouthpart (plural mouthparts)
plural mouthparts · alternative mouth-part
- plural normallybiologyAn appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
The fans, or brushes, create currents in the water that direct food toward the larvae’s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 口器
- 口器 (kǒuqì)part of the anatomy of insects
Dutch monddeel
- monddeelpart of the anatomy of insects
French pièce buccale
- pièce buccalepart of the anatomy of insects
German Mundwerkzeug, Mundteil
- Mundwerkzeugpart of the anatomy of insects
- Mundteilpart of the anatomy of insects
- Mundgliedmaßepart of the anatomy of insects
Greek στοματικό μόριο
- στοματικό μόριο (stomatikó mório)part of the anatomy of insects
Italian apparato boccale
- apparato boccalepart of the anatomy of insects
Polish narząd gębowy
- narząd gębowypart of the anatomy of insects
Spanish pieza bucal
- pieza bucalpart of the anatomy of insects
Welsh gên-rannau
- gên-rannaupart of the anatomy of insects
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APA
mouthpart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthpart
MLA
“mouthpart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthpart. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouthpart,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouthpart.
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