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exopoditic

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ex⋅op⋅o⋅dite

  [ek-sop-uh-dahyt]
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–noun Zoology.
the outer or lateral branch of a two-branched crustacean leg or appendage. Compare endopodite, protopodite.
Also, ex⋅o⋅pod  [ek-suh-pod] .

Origin:
1865–70; exo- + -pod + -ite 1

Related forms:
ex⋅op⋅o⋅dit⋅ic  [ek-sop-uh-dit-ik] , adjective
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