maxillipeds

Meaning of maxillipeds

noun

One of the appendages on the heads of centipedes and some crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as forcipules, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot).

Information about maxillipeds

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of maxillipeds is: maxilliped.
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Hyphenation of maxillipeds

max-il-lipeds

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • maxillipeds is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with maxillipeds

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