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maxilliped

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max⋅il⋅li⋅ped

  [mak-sil-uh-ped]
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–noun
one member of the three pairs of appendages situated immediately behind the maxillae of crustaceans.
Origin:
1840–50; maxill(a) + -i- + -ped

Related forms:
max⋅il⋅li⋅ped⋅a⋅ry, adjective
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max·il·li·ped   (māk-sĭl'ə-pěd')   
n.  One of the three pairs of crustacean head appendages located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding.

[maxill(a) + -ped.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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