UROPOD


Meaning of UROPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌpäd ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ur- (II) + 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.