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Arthropod vs Mouthpart - What's the difference?

arthropod | mouthpart |

As nouns the difference between arthropod and mouthpart

is that arthropod is an invertebrate animal of the phylum arthropoda , characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages 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.

arthropod

English

(wikipedia arthropod)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda , characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

    • Related terms

    * arthropodean

    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.