Gnathopoda
plural noun
Gna·thop·o·da
| \ nəˈthäpədə \
Definition of Gnathopoda
in some especially former classifications
: a group that comprises invertebrate animals whose jaws are modified limbs and that is coextensive with or a subdivision of Arthropoda
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