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Meaning of 'scaphognathite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scaphognathite [ n.]
- A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.

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