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Manipulate vs Mouthpart - What's the difference?

manipulate | mouthpart |

As a verb manipulate

is to move, arrange or operate something using the hands.

As a noun 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.

manipulate

English

Verb

(manipulat)
  • To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
  • To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
  • (medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
  • See also

    * pedipulate ----

    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 larvaeā€™s mouthparts and help stuff the food into their deeply concealed mouths.