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Appendage vs Mouthpart - What's the difference?

appendage | mouthpart |

As nouns the difference between appendage and mouthpart

is that appendage is an external body part that projects from the body while mouthpart is (usually in plural) an appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.

appendage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process

    mouthpart

    English

    (mouthparts)

    Alternative forms

    * mouth-part (especially historically)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually in plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.
    • The fans, or brushes, create currents in the water that direct food toward the larvae’s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.