Apodeme

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.

    "The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points."

  2. 2
    ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles wordnet

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"The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points."

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