gnathosome

Etymology

From gnatho- + -some.

gnathosome means A structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A structure, in mites, composed of the fused, sclerotised remnants of dorsal and ventral tergites and sternites