MOUTHPART Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word mouthpart. (close relations)
Definition of MOUTHPART
mouth
Best Alternative Words for MOUTHPART
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beak | nounn | |||||||
noun • beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) • horny projecting mouth of a bird • a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures • informal terms for the nose verb • hit lightly with a picking motion | ||||||||
bill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a statute in draft before it becomes law • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered • a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank) • the entertainment offered at a public presentation • an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution • a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement • a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare) • a cutting tool with a sharp edge • a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes • horny projecting mouth of a bird verb • demand payment • advertise especially by posters or placards • publicize or announce by placards | ||||||||
labial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the lips of the mouth • relating to or near the female labium noun • a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips | ||||||||
labium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a liplike structure that bounds a bodily orifice (especially any of the four labiate folds of a woman's vulva) | ||||||||
lip | nounn | |||||||
noun • either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking • (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx • an impudent or insolent rejoinder • the top edge of a vessel or other container • either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell | ||||||||
mandible | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | ||||||||
mandibular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to the lower jaw | ||||||||
maxilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | ||||||||
muzzle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the open circular discharging end of a gun • forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose • a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting • restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting verb • fit with a muzzle • prevent from speaking out • tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them | ||||||||
proboscis | nounn | |||||||
noun • the human nose (especially when it is large) • a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||||||||
rostrum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it • beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | ||||||||
snout | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose • informal terms for the nose • beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils | ||||||||
jaws | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||
palpus | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Palp (invertebrate appendage) |