uropod

American

[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.

uropod British

/ jʊˈrɒpədəl, 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

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Other Word Forms

uropodal adjective
uropodous adjective

Etymology

Origin of uropod

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

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Uropod, ū′rō-pod, n. any abdominal limb of an arthropod.—adj.

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