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uropod

[ yoor-uh-pod ]
/ ˈyʊər əˌpɒd /

noun

an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster.

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Origin of uropod

First recorded in 1885–90; uro-2 + -pod

OTHER WORDS FROM uropod

u·rop·o·dal [yoo-rop-uh-dl], /yʊˈrɒp ə dl/, u·rop·o·dous, adjective

Words nearby uropod

-uronic, uronic acid, uropathy, urophanic, uroplania, uropod, uropoiesis, uroporphyrin, uroporphyrinogen, uropygial, uropygial gland
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British Dictionary definitions for uropod

uropod
/ (ˈjʊərəʊˌpɒd) /

noun

the paired appendage that arises from the last segment of the body in lobsters and related crustaceans and forms part of the tail fan

Derived forms of uropod

uropodal (jʊˈrɒpədəl) or uropodous, adjective

Word Origin for uropod

C19: from uro- ² + -pod
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