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Scaphognathite
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ to draw the water through the gill cavity.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scaphognathite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/scaphognathite.html. 1828.