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<zoology> The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Mouth, jaws.
(01 Mar 1998)
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