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apodemes

apodemes is the plural of apodeme.

Meaning of apodeme

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

Questions about apodemes

What is apodemes the plural of?
Apodemes is the plural of apodeme.

Words near apodemes in the dictionary

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

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