PROTOPODITE


Meaning of PROTOPODITE in English

— protopoditic /preuh top'euh dit"ik/ , adj.

/proh top"euh duyt'/ , n. Zool.

the basal portion of a two-branched crustacean leg or other appendage.

Also, protopod /proh"teuh pod'/ . Cf. endopodite, exopodite .

[ 1865-70; PROTO- + POD- + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .