prostheca
noun
pros·the·ca
präsˈthēkə
plural prosthecae
-ē(ˌ)sē
or prosthecas -ēkəz
: a small sclerite articulated to the base of the mandible in some insects
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek prosthēkē appendage, addition, from prostithenai to put to, add
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