PARAGNATH


Meaning of PARAGNATH in English

ˈparə̇gˌnath noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para- (I) + Greek gnathos jaw — more at gnath-

1. : one of a pair of foliose lobes of the metastoma lying behind the mandibles in most crustaceans

2. : one of the paired lobes of the hypopharynx in various insects

3. : one of the small horny toothlike jaws of various annelids

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.