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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Zool,)

Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds.

gnathopodite ‎(plural gnathopodites)

(zoology) Any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.