Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maxilliped \Max*il"li*ped\, n. [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next
   behind the maxill[ae]. Crabs have three pairs, but many of
   the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also
   {jawfoot}, and {foot jaw}.