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basipodium

basipodium noun: the carpus or tarsus of an animal or bird; the equivalent of the wrist or ankle in the human limbs.

Noun

basipodium (plural basipodia)

  1. The carpus or tarsus of an animal or bird; the equivalent of the wrist or ankle in the human limbs

Forms of basipodium

pluralbasipodia

Origin of basipodium

From basi- + -podium.

Words formed from basipodium

Questions about basipodium

What does basipodium mean?
Basipodium means the carpus or tarsus of an animal or bird; the equivalent of the wrist or ankle in the human limbs.
What part of speech is basipodium?
Basipodium is a noun.
What is the plural of basipodium?
The plural of basipodium is basipodia.

Words near basipodium in the dictionary

  1. basipodia
  2. basipodial
  3. basipodite
  4. basipodites
  5. basipoditic
  6. basipodium
  7. basipods
  8. basipostsphenoid
  9. basipresphenoid
  10. basipterygia
  11. basipterygial

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