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uropod
u·ro·pod U0151700 (yo͝or′ə-pŏd′)n. One of the last pair of posterior abdominal appendages of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster or shrimp. [uro- + -pod.]uropod (ˈjʊərəʊˌpɒd) n (Zoology) the paired appendage that arises from the last segment of the body in lobsters and related crustaceans and forms part of the tail fan[C19: from uro-2 + -pod] uropodal, uˈropodous adju•ro•pod (ˈyʊər əˌpɒd) n. (in crustaceans) an appendage on the last abdominal segment, as on either side of the tailfan of lobsters. [1885–90] u•rop•o•dal (yʊˈrɒp ə dl) u•rop′o•dous, adj. uropod
uropod[′yu̇r·ə‚päd] (invertebrate zoology) One of the flattened abdominal appendages of various crustaceans that with the telson forms the tail fan. |