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uropod

[yoo r-uh-pod]
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noun
  1. 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
Related formsu·rop·o·dal [yoo-rop-uh-dl] /yʊˈrɒp ə dl/, u·rop·o·dous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for uropod

uropod

noun
  1. the paired appendage that arises from the last segment of the body in lobsters and related crustaceans and forms part of the tail fan
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Derived Formsuropodal (jʊˈrɒpədəl) or uropodous, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from uro- ² + -pod
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