English dictionary
uropod
/'/j//U/r/@/,p/A/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Crustacea</u>, and <u>Stomapoda</u>.
Source: webster1913