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Record 1 2003-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[It is] one of the three pairs of appendages of a crustacean, situated next behind the maxillae; [also] an anterior thoracopod modified to act as a mouthpart, its somite usually fused to the cephalon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[Chez un Crustacé,] les premiers péréiopodes sont souvent transformés en appareils masticateurs appelés maxillipèdes ou pattes-mâchoires [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
DEF

Pata de los crustáceos utilizada en la masticación.

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