Definition
A group of insects and other arthropods with jaws or mouthparts that project outward from the head rather than being recessed.
Etymology
From Greek 'ekto-' (outside) + 'gnathos' (jaw). This taxonomic term describes arthropods with external jaw structures, distinguishing them from entognathans (those with recessed jaws), a fundamental division among arthropods.
Kelly Says
Most insects you see are ectognathans—their jaws stick out visibly—while tiny springtails and similar creatures have hidden jaws, and this difference tells scientists how all arthropods are related.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
ARالعربية
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
BNবাংলা
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
CACatalà
ectogènic
ek-to-zhen-ik
CSČeština
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
DADansk
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
DEDeutsch
ectognath
ek-to-gnah-t
ELΕλληνικά
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
ESEspañol
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
FAفارسی
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
FISuomi
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
FRFrançais
ectognathe
ek-to-gnah-th
GUGU
એકટોજેનિક
ek-to-jen-ik
HAHA
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
HEעברית
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
HIहिन्दी
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
HUMagyar
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
IDBahasa Indonesia
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
IGIG
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
ITItaliano
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
JA日本語
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
KKKK
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
KMKM
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
KO한국어
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
MRMR
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
MSBahasa Melayu
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
MYမြန်မာ
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
NLNederlands
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
NONorsk
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
PAPA
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
PLPolski
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
PTPortuguês
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
RORomână
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
RUРусский
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
SVSvenska
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
SWKiswahili
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
TAதமிழ்
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
TEతెలుగు
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
THไทย
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
TLTL
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
TRTürkçe
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
UKУкраїнська
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
URاردو
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
VITiếng Việt
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
YOYO
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
ZH中文
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha
ZUZU
ectognatha
ek-to-gnah-tha