<span class="searchmatch">forcipules</span> plural of <span class="searchmatch">forcipule</span>...
<span class="searchmatch">forcipule</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">forcipules</span>) A modified pincer-like foreleg or maxilliped in centipedes, capable of injecting venom....
crustaceans behind the maxillae, used for feeding. The maxillipeds, known as <span class="searchmatch">forcipules</span>, give centipedes their scientific name, Chilopoda (lip-foot). maxillipedal...
Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + πούς (poús, “foot, leg”) for the <span class="searchmatch">forcipules</span> of centipedes. Chilopoda A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda –...