Definition of uropod

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Uropod (n.) Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda..

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Sauropoda :: Sauropoda (n. pl.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix..
Neuropodium :: Neuropodium (n.) The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
Uropod :: Uropod (n.) Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda..
Uropodal :: Uropodal (a.) Of or pertaining to a uropod.
Haemapodous :: Haemapodous (a.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous..
Neuropodous :: Neuropodous (a.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to haemapodous..
Pauropoda :: Pauropoda (n. pl.) An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs and destitute of tracheae.
Neuropod :: Neuropod (n.) A neuropodous animal.
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