dactylopodite

noun

dac·​ty·​lop·​o·​dite

-ˈläpəˌdīt

: the distal segment of certain limbs of arthropods (as the ambulatory limbs of a decapod)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dactyl- + -podite

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