gnathopoditen.
/neɪˈθɒpədʌɪt/ Zoology.
‘One of those limbs which, in crustaceans, have been modified into accessory organs of mastication’ (Ogilvie 1882).
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18.. Nature in Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (1886) If the Trilobites have true walking legs instead of mouth-feet (gnathopodites) only, they would be more closely related to the Isopoda.
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