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