Associations to the word «Mouthpart»

Wiktionary

MOUTHPART, 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.

Dictionary definition

MOUTHPART, noun. Any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats