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u·ro·pod

(yo͝or′ə-pŏd′)

One of the last pair of posterior abdominal appendages of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster or shrimp.

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uropod

(ˈjʊərəʊˌpɒd)

(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 adj

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u•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.

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