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maxilliped
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max·il·li·ped  (mk-sl-pd)
n.
One of the three pairs of crustacean head appendages located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding.
[maxill(a) + -ped.]
maxilliped [mækˈsɪlɪˌpɛd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any member of three pairs of appendages in crustaceans, behind the maxillae: specialized for feeding
[maxilli-, from maxilla + -ped]
maxillipedary  adj
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