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mouth·part
maUth part
noun
a structure or appendage near the mouth (as of an insect) especially when adapted for use in gathering or eating food
The first known use of mouthpart was in 1799
mug1 of 3noun
a usually large drinking cup with a handle
the face or mouth of a person
punk entry 1 sense 1, thug
mug2 of 3verb
to make faces especially to attract attention : grimace
photograph entry 2
mug3 of 3verb
to assault especially with the intention of robbing
muddy1 of 2adjective
filled or covered with mud muddy shoes
a muddy pond
resembling mud muddy coffee
a muddy color
not clear or bright
a muddy complexion
unclear in meaning : muddled
muddy thinking
muddy2 of 2verb
to soil or stain with or as if with mud
to make cloudy or dull
to become or cause to become confused
Ms.noun
—used instead of Miss or Mrs. (as when it is unknown or unimportant whether the woman addressed is married or single)
mesdames
MRInoun
magnetic resonance imaging
Mr.noun
—used as a title before a man's last name or title of officeMr. President
Mr. Doe
—used to form a title for a man who represents the thing indicatedMr. Baseball
Mr. Punctuality
MPnoun
a member of the military police
an elected member of a parliament
movable1 of 2adjective
capable of being moved : not fixed
changing date from year to year
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday
movable2 of 2noun
a piece of property (as an article of furniture) that can be moved
mouthpartnoun
a bodily structure that is near the mouth (as of an insect) especially when used to gather or eat food
mouthpartnoun
a structure or appendage near the mouth especially of an insect
1 When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood.
2 Experts are uncertain what the earliest lampreys fed on, whether it was small prey or even algae, but they lacked the specialized mouthparts to feed on blood or flesh from other fish.
3 The adults have vestigial mouthparts and cannot feed, and only live about a couple of weeks.
4 Many herbivorous invertebrates have mouthparts that grind plants or algae.
5 Though they all had “beaks,” some sported longer mouthparts, and others had more spines—a good sign that they were members of different species.
6 Within the phylum, classification is based on mouthparts, number of appendages, and modifications of appendages.
7 They like to stop and stick their strawlike mouthparts into the vascular system of a tree or shrub, and feed like hungry teenagers on milkshakes.
8 The newfound ant, which is less than a quarter of an inch long, may use its mouthparts to capture prey.
9 Ticks attach themselves to the skin of their host, using specialized mouthparts to pierce the skin and feed on blood.
10 Moths, which have long sucking mouthparts called a proboscis, can reach this nectar easily.
11 Among moths and butterflies, ears crop up practically anywhere, even on mouthparts.
12 Many kinds of insects, including primitive beetles, “true bugs” with plant-piercing mouthparts, and giant cockroaches and dragonflies, flourished before this event, but researchers were not sure which survived the cataclysm.
13 That's noteworthy because, among modern-day mosquitoes, only females are hematophagous, meaning that they use piercing mouthparts to feed on the blood of people and other animals.
14 Spiders don’t often resemble birds, but pelican spiders—which use beaklike mouthparts to spear other arachnids—are a notable exception.
15 Mosquitoes, for instance, pierce the skin with their long, thin mouthparts, while certain biting flies boast serrated jaws that slash through flesh.
16 The flies’ bubbles do not cover their mouthparts, allowing them to feed.
17 Here’s one of my first published scientific illustrations—ink drawings of hydrothermal vent shrimp mouthparts.
18 Some 240 million years ago, Dr. Kawahara’s team found, most moths ceased to have chewing jaws and instead developed tubelike mouthparts capable of sucking up sap and water.
19 Some warn off their pursuers with defensive tricks, such as rubbing their mouthparts to create a hissing sound.
20 Several months after starting life, in just 48 hours or so, the larva transforms into a tiny juvenile worm with bulging mouthparts, a thickened midsection, and a long, sinuous body.