epipodite
noun
epip·o·dite
ə̇ˈpipəˌdīt,
eˈ-
: a branch of the basal joint of the protopodite of the thoracic limbs of many arthropods often highly modified and commonly absent in higher and terrestrial forms
epipoditic
adjective
⸗¦⸗⸗¦ditik
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