trophi

American  

[troh-fee] / ˈtroʊ fi /

plural noun

Entomology.

1. the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.

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Etymology

Origin of trophi

1820–30; < New Latin trophī < Greek trophoí, plural of trophós feeder, nurse, akin to tréphein to nourish

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trophi

The cirri and trophi are generally dark purple or lead-colour.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin

The mouth is now seated some way anteriorly to the limbs, is large and probosciformed, and is, I presume, still destitute of trophi.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin

I compared the cirri and trophi with those of a common variety, and could detect not the smallest difference.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin

As the infra-œsophageal ganglion sends nerves to the trophi and to the first pair of cirri, it must correspond to the segments, from the fourth to the ninth inclusive, of the archetype crustacean.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin

The trophi surround a cavity—the supra-œsophageal cavity—in the middle of which, between the mandibles is seated the orifice of the œsophagus.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin

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