Main Entry:

uro·pod

Pronunciation:

\ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌpäd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary ²ur- + Greek pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date:

circa 1890

: either of the flattened lateral appendages of the last abdominal segment of a crustacean ; broadly : an abdominal appendage of a crustacean