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propodites

propodites is the plural of propodite.

Meaning of propodite

Noun

propodite (plural propodites)

  1. The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean, usually the penultimate joint.
  2. One of the muscles responsible for moving the propodite.
    • The arrangement of the propodite muscles in the carpopodite is very similar to that of the carpopodite muscles within the meropodite.1959, “White Shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico”, in Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, volume 59, page 103

Questions about propodites

What is propodites the plural of?
Propodites is the plural of propodite.

Words near propodites in the dictionary

  1. propodeum
  2. propodi
  3. propodia
  4. propodial
  5. propodite
  6. propodites
  7. propoditic
  8. propodium
  9. propodosoma
  10. propodosomal
  11. propodosomata

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