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

Example Sentences

Buccal appendages: the mouth parts excluding the labrum: see trophi.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Thoracic segments, the lower segments of the second, third, and fourth cirri, all the segments of the first cirrus and the trophi, slightly mottled with darkish purple.

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

The spines on all the trophi are more or less doubly serrated.

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

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 Darwin, Charles

All the spines of the trophi are in some degree doubly serrated.

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