endopodite
noun
en·dop·o·dite
enˈdäpəˌdīt
: the mesial or internal branch of a typical limb of a crustacean that is borne upon the protopodite and that in the thoracic limbs of the higher Decapoda forms the entire limb
endopoditic adjective
(¦)⸗¦⸗⸗¦ditik
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -podite