exopodite









exopodite


exopodite [ek-sop-uh-dahyt] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Zoology. the outer or lateral branch of a two-branched crustacean leg or appendage.Compare endopodite, protopodite. Liberaldictionary.com

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  • Also ex·o·pod [ek-suh-pod] /ˈɛk səˌpɒd/. Origin of exopodite First recorded in 1865–70; exo- + -pod + -ite1 Related formsex·op·o·dit·ic [ek-sop-uh-dit-ik] /ɛkˌsɒp əˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for exopodite Historical Examples of exopodite

  • The third exopodite of the cephalon was apparently about 15 mm.

    The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites

    Percy Edward Raymond

  • En6, The rudimentary sixth endite (exopodite of higher Crustacea).

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6

    Various

  • Exopodite: The outer one of the two main branches into which the typical limb of any segment is divided.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide

    Augusta Foote Arnold

  • The exopodite is present on the maxillipeds, but disappears from the walking-feet in the higher forms.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide

    Augusta Foote Arnold

  • The exopodite, however, is much smaller than the endopodite, and it ends in a flexible lash made up of many small segments.

    The Life of Crustacea

    William Thomas Calman

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