Gnathopoda

From LoveToKnow 1911

GNATHOPODA, a term in zoological classification, suggested as an alternative name for the group Arthropoda. The word, which means "jaw-footed," refers to the fact that in the members of the group, some of the lateral appendages or "feet" in the region of the mouth act as jaws.


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