MOUTHPART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mouthpart mean? 

• MOUTHPART (noun)
  The noun MOUTHPART has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MOUTHPART used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUTHPART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mouthpart" is a kind of...):

appendage; extremity; member (an external body part that projects from the body)

 Context examples 

Main findings are that snap-jaws are the fastest of the spring-loaded ant mouthparts, and the fastest currently known animal movement.

(Dracula Ant Found to Be Fastest Creature on Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)