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uropod

/ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/

uropod noun: either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.

Noun

uropod (plural uropods)

  1. either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
  2. the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.

uropod meaning in Tamil and Bengali

uropod in Tamil

வாற்பாதம்

uropod in Bengali

গলদা চিংড়ি, মেরুকৃত শ্বেতকণিকার পিছনের অংশ

Forms of uropod

pluraluropods

Origin of uropod

From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).

Words formed from uropod

Questions about uropod

What does uropod mean?
Uropod means either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
What is uropod in Tamil?
Uropod in Tamil is வாற்பாதம். See Uropod meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uropod?
Uropod is a noun.
How do you pronounce uropod?
Uropod is pronounced /ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/.
What is the plural of uropod?
The plural of uropod is uropods.

Words near uropod in the dictionary

  1. uroplania
  2. uroplaque
  3. uroplaques
  4. uroplasminogen
  5. uroplasminogens
  6. uropod
  7. uropodal
  8. uropodid
  9. uropodids
  10. uropodoid
  11. uropodoids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uropod (page history and authors); uropod (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); uropod (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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