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from The Century Dictionary.
- In Brauer's classification of insects, a group of superordinal rank which includes those forms which feed by means of jaws both as young and as adults.
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Metagnatha: insects which feed with jaws when young and by suction, with tubular mouths when mature; e.g. the Lepidoptera: see menognatha and menorhyncha.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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