trophi

[ troh-fee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

, Entomology.

the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.

Origin of trophi¹

1820–30; < New Latin trophī < Greek trophoí, plural of trophós feeder, nurse, akin to tréphein to nourish

The trophi serve merely for the prehension of prey, and not for mastication.

I compared the cirri and trophi with those of a common variety, and could detect not the smallest difference.

The muscles of the several trophi have transverse stri, and are the strongest and most conspicuous of any in the body.

When an imperfect mouth has all the Trophi but the Mandibul.

When the mouth wants any of the Trophi, or they exist in it only as rudiments.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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