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Meropodite

Me-rop′o-dite

,
Noun.
[Gr.
μέροσ
thigh +
πούς
,
ποδός
, foot.]
(Zool.)
The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.

Definition 2024


meropodite

meropodite

English

Noun

meropodite (plural meropodites)

  1. (biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite

Derived terms

  • meropoditic