mouth hook

noun

: one of a pair of hooked larval mouthparts of some dipteran flies that function as jaws

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mouth hook was in 1935

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“Mouth hook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouth%20hook. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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