Uropod

[juәrәpɔd]

Definition

(n.) 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. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda.

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Definition

n. any abdominal limb of an arthropod.—adj. Urop′odal.

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