exopodite
noun
ex·op·o·dite
ekˈsäpəˌdīt
variants or less commonly exopod
ˈeksəˌpäd
: the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean
exopoditic adjective
(¦)ek¦säpə¦ditik
¦eksəˌpä¦di-
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -podite