uropod

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Definition of uropod in English English dictionary

either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans

of Crustacea, and Stomapoda

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

Hyphenation

u·ro·pod