Definition of Epipharynx. Meaning of Epipharynx. Synonyms of Epipharynx

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Definition of Epipharynx

Epipharynx
Epipharynx Ep`i*phar"ynx, n. [Epi- + pharynx.] (Zo["o]l.) A structure which overlaps the mouth of certain insects.

Meaning of Epipharynx from wikipedia

- The pharynx (pl.: pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to...
- The sound is produced by inhaling and expelling air, which vibrates the epipharynx like an accordion, often accompanied by flashing of the brightly colored...
- minute food channels, formed by the interlocking elongate hypopharynx and epipharynx, forming a proboscis used to channel liquid food to the oesophagus. The...
- feeding by piercing the skin and sucking their host's blood through their epipharynx. Flea legs end in strong claws that are adapted to grasp a host. Unlike...
- a bigger epipharynx and maxillar palpus. Due to its burrowing activity, the chigoe flea has developed a well-developed lacinia and epipharynx that is used...
- superfamily is characterized by a labrum fringed by marginal denticles, an epipharynx with clusters of spear-shaped sensilla on the clypeal part, and telopodites...
- Legend: Section of mouthparts of Lepidoptera. a: pilifer (labrum); b: epipharynx (labrum); c: galea (maxilla); d: trachea; e: nerve; f: muscles; g: food...
- inner side, it is membranous and may be produced into a median lobe, the epipharynx, bearing some sensilla. The labrum is raised away from the mandibles by...
- Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae). This superfamily is characterized by an epipharynx with a bilobate border separating the clypeal and the labral parts, spines...
- front legs are used to stridulate by rubbing against the margin of the epipharynx, a habit unique to this family. Adults are known to feed on invertebrate...