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(pȧ-răg′nȧ-thŭs)

Noun.

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pl.

Paragnathi

(pȧ-răg′nȧ-thī)

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(Zool.)

(a)

One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.

(b)

One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids.

paragnathus ‎(plural paragnathi)

(zoology) One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.
(zoology) One of the small, horny, tooth-like jaws of certain annelids.