Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Braner's classification of insects, a group of superordinal rank including those forms which take their food by means of jaws when young, but by suction when adult.
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Menognatha: insects in which both young and adults feed by mandibles; e.g. the Orthoptera: see menorhyncha and metagnatha.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Menorhyncha: forms in which both young and adult take food by suction e.g. Hemiptera: see metognatha and metagnatha.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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