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dactylopodite

noun
dac·ty·lop·o·dite | \-ˈläpəˌdīt\

Definition of dactylopodite 

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

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History and Etymology for dactylopodite

International Scientific Vocabulary dactyl- + -podite

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