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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

mastadenitis, mastadenoma, Mastadenovirus, mastalgia, mastatrophy, mastax, mast ball, mast band, mast bed, mast cell, mast cell leukemia
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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.

    Marvels of Pond-life|Henry J. Slack
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