ˈyu̇rəˌpäd noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ur- (II) + -pod
: either of the flattened leaflike appendages of the last abdominal segment of various crustaceans (as the lobster) that with the telson forms the tail fan ; sometimes : any abdominal appendage of a crustacean
• urop·o·dal yəˈräpod ə l or urop·o·dous -dəs adjective