Protopodite
Pronunciation : Pro*top"o*dite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Proto- + Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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