顎がっ脚きゃく

noun

maxilliped; gnathopod

Zoological term for a paired appendage near the mouth of crustaceans and some other arthropods, used for feeding or handling food.

• エビの顎がっ脚きゃくは餌えさを口くちに運はこぶ役やく割わりをする。

  The shrimp's maxillipeds serve to carry food to the mouth.