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Protopodite

Pro-top′o-dite

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Noun.
[
Proto-
+ Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], foot.]
(Zool.)
The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.

Definition 2024


protopodite

protopodite

English

Noun

protopodite (plural protopodites)

  1. (zoology) The basal segment of the limb of a crustacean