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Definitions of mouthpart
  1. noun
    any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding
Definition that contains mouthpart
  • bug insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
  • beetle insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  • midge minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
  • tineoid small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
  • eggar moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
  • order branchiura copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
  • hemipterous insect insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
  • orthopteran any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
  • tineoid moth small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
  • giant water bug large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
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