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Definition of: maxilliped
(mak·sil′ə·ped) noun Zool.
1. One of the limbs of certain crustaceans, modified to serve as masticatory organs, and situated behind the maxillae.
2. One of a pair of poisonous claws situated near the mouth of a centipede. [<L maxilla jaw bone + -PED]
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