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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mastax

· Mas·tax · IPA
01 n. The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral …
  1. 1.
    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.(Zool.)