propodusn.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdəs/,

/ˈprɒpədəs/, U.S.

/proʊˈpoʊdəs/,

/ˈprɑpədəs/

Inflections: Plural propodi.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek ποδ-, πούς, English -us.

Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek ποδ-, πούς foot (see -pod comb. form) + -us, after Latin masculine nouns ending in -us . Compare later propus n.

Zoology.

The propodite of a crustacean limb, esp. in a claw-bearing limb, where it forms the base of the claw and the fixed side of the pincer against which the mobile part (dactylus) closes. Also: the terminal segment of each limb of a pycnogonid (sea spider).

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propodus1869

propodite1870

propus1931

1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 246 The dactylus slender, and with a single tooth in the middle fitting neatly into a corresponding notch in the propodus.

1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea iv. 43 The afflicted naturalist has for many years had to deal with these seven under the following names:—Coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus.

1934 Amer. Midland Naturalist 15 166 The legs of the fifth pair are so bent that the propodi and dactyls are beneath the abdomen.

1976 Nature 11 Mar. 136/1 Among the factors affecting the strength of a crab's master claw is the cross-sectional area of muscle in the manus (that part of the propodus behind the apposing fingers).

1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe viii. 325/2 Male cheliped stout, with prominent teeth on inner margins of propodus and dactylus; female cheliped slender, without teeth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propodus
释义	propodusn. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdəs/, /ˈprɒpədəs/, U.S. /proʊˈpoʊdəs/, /ˈprɑpədəs/ Inflections: Plural propodi. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek ποδ-, πούς, English -us. Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek ποδ-, πούς foot (see -pod comb. form) + -us, after Latin masculine nouns ending in -us . Compare later propus n. Zoology. The propodite of a crustacean limb, esp. in a claw-bearing limb, where it forms the base of the claw and the fixed side of the pincer against which the mobile part (dactylus) closes. Also: the terminal segment of each limb of a pycnogonid (sea spider). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > member of > parts of > penultimate joint of endopodite limb propodus1869 propodite1870 propus1931 1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 246 The dactylus slender, and with a single tooth in the middle fitting neatly into a corresponding notch in the propodus. 1893 T. R. R. Stebbing Hist. Crustacea iv. 43 The afflicted naturalist has for many years had to deal with these seven under the following names:—Coxa, basis, ischium, merus, carpus, propodus, dactylus. 1934 Amer. Midland Naturalist 15 166 The legs of the fifth pair are so bent that the propodi and dactyls are beneath the abdomen. 1976 Nature 11 Mar. 136/1 Among the factors affecting the strength of a crab's master claw is the cross-sectional area of muscle in the manus (that part of the propodus behind the apposing fingers). 1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe viii. 325/2 Male cheliped stout, with prominent teeth on inner margins of propodus and dactylus; female cheliped slender, without teeth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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