mastax
[mas-taks]
- 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
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The eminent naturalist we have named calls the whole organ the mastax, and states that it is composed of dense muscular fibre.
Marvels of Pond-lifeHenry J. Slack