SCAPHOGNATHITE
\skˈafəɡnˌaθa͡ɪt], \skˈafəɡnˌaθaɪt], \s_k_ˈa_f_ə_ɡ_n_ˌa_θ_aɪ_t]\
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A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.
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A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.
By Noah Webster.
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ma'ter
- A mother. Anything that produces substance structure subserves its growth; a membrane covering the brain or spinal cord.