basipodite

noun

ba·​sip·​o·​dite

plural -s

1

: the proximal joint of the arthropod limb

2

: the second joint, next succeeding the coxopodite, of certain limbs of crustaceans (such as the ambulatory limbs of a decapod)

basipoditic

⸗¦⸗⸗ditik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary basi- + -podite

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