paragnathus

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noun

One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.

OriginNew Latin paragnathus ← Ancient Greek γνάθος →
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Meanings

nounparagnathus (plural paragnathi)

plural paragnathi · alternative paragnath

  1. biologyOne of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastoma, of Crustacea.
  2. biologyOne of the small, horny, tooth-like jaws of certain annelids.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγνάθος“jaw”
  2. New Latinparagnathus
  3. Englishparagnathus

Learned borrowing from New Latin paragnathus, from para- + Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”). Compare earlier paragnatha.

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APA

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

MLA

“paragnathus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paragnathus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paragnathus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paragnathus.

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