Propodite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean, usually the penultimate joint.
  2. 2
    One of the muscles responsible for moving the propodite.

    "The arrangement of the propodite muscles in the carpopodite is very similar to that of the carpopodite muscles within the meropodite."

Example

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"The arrangement of the propodite muscles in the carpopodite is very similar to that of the carpopodite muscles within the meropodite."

Etymology

From pro- + podite.

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