What is one of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth organs called?
gnathostegite — One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth organs. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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