- oostegopod
- \\ōˈästəgōˌpäd\ noun
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Etymology: oostegite + -o- + -pod: a modified thoracic leg bearing an oostegite in a crustacean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oostegopod
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oostegopod — n. [Gr. oion, egg; stege, roof; pous, foot] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) 1. Thoracic limb bearing an oostegite. 2. An appendage of the genital somite that forms a brood pouch in some Branchiopoda … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oostegopod — appendage of genital somite in some branchiopods modified as brood pouch [Moore and McCormick, 1969] … Crustacea glossary
oostegopod — oos·te·go·pod … English syllables
