protopod

pro·top·o·dite

[proh-top-uh-dahyt]
noun Zoology.
the basal portion of a two-branched crustacean leg or other appendage.
Also, pro·to·pod [proh-tuh-pod] .


Origin:
1865–70; proto- + pod- + -ite1

pro·top·o·dit·ic [pruh-top-uh-dit-ik] , adjective
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