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zygopodium

zygopodium noun: the radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of a tetrapod limb.

zygopodium: the radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of a tetrapod limb
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Noun

zygopodium (plural zygopodia)

  1. The radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of a tetrapod limb.

Forms of zygopodium

pluralzygopodia

Origin of zygopodium

From zygo- (“pair”) + -podium (“foot”); from the presence of two bones in the portion of the limbs so described.

Questions about zygopodium

What does zygopodium mean?
Zygopodium means the radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of a tetrapod limb.
What part of speech is zygopodium?
Zygopodium is a noun.
What is the plural of zygopodium?
The plural of zygopodium is zygopodia.

Words near zygopodium in the dictionary

  1. zygopleurid
  2. zygopleurids
  3. zygopod
  4. zygopodia
  5. zygopodial
  6. zygopodium
  7. zygopods
  8. zygopophyses
  9. zygopophysis
  10. zygopteran
  11. zygopterans

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