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uropod

[yoor-uh-pod]

noun

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

uropod

/ jʊˈrɒpədəl, ˈjʊərəʊˌpɒd /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • uropodal adjective
  • uropodous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uropod1

First recorded in 1885–90; uro- 2 + -pod
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uropod1

C19: from uro- ² + -pod
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Uropod, ū′rō-pod, n. any abdominal limb of an arthropod.—adj.

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