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protopod

protopod noun: synonym of protopodite.

Noun

protopod (plural protopods)

  1. Synonym of protopodite.
    • The protopod and the endopod are of about the same length, while the exopod is slightly longer.2015 December 19, “Naupliar and Metanaupliar Development of Thysanoessa raschii (Malacostraca, Euphausiacea) from Godthåbsfjord, Greenland, with a Reinstatement of the Ancestral Status of the...
    Synonyms:
    protopodite

Synonyms of protopod

Forms of protopod

pluralprotopods

Origin of protopod

From proto- + pod.

Questions about protopod

What does protopod mean?
Protopod means synonym of protopodite.
What part of speech is protopod?
Protopod is a noun.
What is the plural of protopod?
The plural of protopod is protopods.

Words near protopod in the dictionary

  1. protoplastid
  2. protoplastids
  3. protoplasting
  4. protoplasts
  5. protoploid
  6. protopod
  7. protopodal
  8. protopodia
  9. protopodial
  10. protopodite
  11. protopodites

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