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empodium

empodium noun: a bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera.

Noun

empodium (plural empodia)

  1. A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera

Forms of empodium

pluralempodia

Origin of empodium

From Ancient Greek ἔν (én, “in”) + -podium (“relating to a leg-like structure”).

Questions about empodium

What does empodium mean?
Empodium means a bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera.
What part of speech is empodium?
Empodium is a noun.
What is the plural of empodium?
The plural of empodium is empodia.

Words near empodium in the dictionary

  1. emplunging
  2. empoascan
  3. empocket
  4. empodia
  5. empodial
  6. empodium
  7. empoison
  8. empoisoned
  9. empoisoner
  10. empoisoners
  11. empoisoning

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