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mastax
[ mas-taks ]
/ ˈmæs tæks /
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noun
the muscular pharynx of a rotifer, containing a chewing apparatus.
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Origin of mastax
1850–55; <New Latin <Greek mástax mouth, jaws, akin to masâsthai to chew
Words nearby mastax
mass wasting, massy, Massys, mast, mastaba, mastax, mast ball, mast band, mast bed, mast cell, mast clamp
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How to use mastax in a sentence
The eminent naturalist we have named calls the whole organ the mastax, and states that it is composed of dense muscular fibre.
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