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Webster 1913 Edition


Mastax


Mas′tax

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] mouth, jaws.]
(Zool.)
(a)
The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
(b)
The lore of a bird.

Definition 2024


mastax

mastax

English

Noun

mastax (plural mastaxes)

  1. (zoology) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
  2. (zoology) The lore of a bird.