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Definition of: uropod
(y
r′ə·pod) noun Zool.
An abdominal or caudal limb or appendage of an arthropod, especially one of the posterior pairs of pleopods in a crustacean, [<URO-2 + -POD]
—u·rop·o·dal (y·rop′ə·dəl), u·rop′o·dous adjective
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