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uropod
[ yoor-uh-pod ]
/ ˈyʊər əˌpɒd /
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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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OTHER WORDS FROM uropod
u·rop·o·dal [yoo-rop-uh-dl], /yʊˈrɒp ə dl/, u·rop·o·dous, adjectiveWords nearby uropod
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for uropod
C19: from uro- ² + -pod
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