Meaning Of The Word Uropod

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uropod in American English
an appendage of the last abdominal segment in certain crustaceans, as either of the pair in the tailfan of the lobster or shrimp
noun: an abdominal limb of an arthropod, esp. one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster

uropod in British English
noun: the paired appendage that arises from the last segment of the body in lobsters and related crustaceans and forms part of the tail fan

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