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podite

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pod⋅ite

  [pod-ahyt]
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–noun
1. an arthropod limb.
2. a podomere.
Origin:
1870–75; pod- + -ite 1

Related forms:
po⋅dit⋅ic  [puh-dit-ik] , adjective
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pod·ite   (pŏd'īt')   
n.  A segment of the limb of an arthropod.

[Greek pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots + -ite1.]
po·dit'ic (pə-dĭt'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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