mouthpart

English - Turkish

Definition of mouthpart in English Turkish dictionary

Böceklerde ağız kısmındaki yapılar

Sineklerde ve böceklerde burunda özellikle tek bir çiçek yada yiyecek için özelleşmiş yapı

English - English

Definition of mouthpart in English English dictionary

An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food

The fans, or brushes, create currents in the water that direct food toward the larvae’s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.

any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding

Hyphenation

mouth·part

Turkish pronunciation

mauthpärt

Pronunciation

/ˈmouᴛʜˌpärt/ /ˈmaʊθˌpɑːrt/

Etymology

[ 'mauth-"pärt ] (noun.) 1799. From mouth + part.