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—uropodal /yoo rop"euh dl/, uropodous, adj./yoor"euh pod'/, n.an abdominal limb of an arthropod, esp. one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster.[1885-90; URO-2 + -POD]
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Uropod — U ro*pod, n. [2d uro + pod.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uropod — [yoor′ə päd΄] n. [ URO 2 + POD] an appendage of the last abdominal segment in certain crustaceans, as either of the pair in the tailfan of the lobster or shrimp … English World dictionary
uropod — uro·pod (uґro pod) [Gr. oura tail + pous, gen. podos foot] the cytoplasmic footlike process that trails behind locomoting leukocytes; the term is used particularly of lymphocytes, in which the trailing process and large nucleus produce a… … Medical dictionary
uropod — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary 2ur + Greek pod , pous foot more at foot Date: circa 1890 either of the flattened lateral appendages of the last abdominal segment of a crustacean; broadly an abdominal appendage of a crustacean … New Collegiate Dictionary
uropod — noun either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans … Wiktionary
uropod — A paired biramous appendage attached to the sixth abdominal somite in all but the true crabs and usually combining with the telson to form a tail fan [Chace and Hobbs, 1969]. An appendage of the last (6th) abdominal segment [Warner, 1977].… … Crustacea glossary
uropod — uro·pod … English syllables
uropod — u•ro•pod [[t]ˈyʊər əˌpɒd[/t]] n. ivt (in crustaceans) an appendage on the last abdominal segment, as on either side of the tailfan of lobsters • Etymology: 1885–90 u•rop•o•dal yʊˈrɒp ə dl u•rop′o•dous, adj … From formal English to slang
uropod — /ˈjurəpɒd/ (say yoohruhpod) noun an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster. {uro 2 + pod} …
uropod — … Useful english dictionary
