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thoracopod

thoracopod noun: any appendage attached to the thorax of an animal.

Noun

thoracopod (plural thoracopods)

  1. Any appendage attached to the thorax of an animal
    • We find that thoracopod 1 in taxa of both families is similar, of 7 articles and forms a maxilliped.2015 August 27, “The Evolution of Epigean and Stygobitic Species of Koonunga Sayce, 1907 (Syncarida: Anaspidacea) in Southern Australia, with the Description of Three New Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of thoracopod

pluralthoracopods

Origin of thoracopod

From thoraco- + -pod.

Questions about thoracopod

What does thoracopod mean?
Thoracopod means any appendage attached to the thorax of an animal.
What part of speech is thoracopod?
Thoracopod is a noun.
What is the plural of thoracopod?
The plural of thoracopod is thoracopods.

Words near thoracopod in the dictionary

  1. thoracopagus
  2. thoracopathy
  3. thoracoplastic
  4. thoracoplasties
  5. thoracoplasty
  6. thoracopod
  7. thoracopodal
  8. thoracopods
  9. thoracopulmonary
  10. thoracopygidial
  11. thoracopygidium

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