MAXILLIPED

noun
22 Scrabble
26 WWF
M 3
A 1
X 8
I 1
L 1
L 1
I 1
P 3
E 1
D 2

Definition

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).

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