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apodeme

apodeme noun: an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.

Noun

apodeme (plural apodemes)

  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.2007 November 20, C. Claiborne Ray, “Ant Power”, in New York Times

apodeme meaning in Arabic

apodeme in Arabic

an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles
أَبُودِيم ʔabūdīm

Forms of apodeme

pluralapodemes

Words formed from apodeme

Questions about apodeme

What does apodeme mean?
Apodeme means an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.
What is apodeme in Arabic?
Apodeme in Arabic is أَبُودِيم (ʔabūdīm). See Apodeme meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is apodeme?
Apodeme is a noun.
What is the plural of apodeme?
The plural of apodeme is apodemes.

Words near apodeme in the dictionary

  1. apodeipnon
  2. apodeixis
  3. apodema
  4. apodemal
  5. apodemas
  6. apodeme
  7. apodemes
  8. apodemic
  9. apodemics
  10. apoderm
  11. apoderms

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