Definition of dactylopodite
:the distal segment of certain limbs of arthropods (as the ambulatory limbs of a decapod)
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dactylopodite
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dac·ty·lop·o·dite
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-ˈläpəˌdīt
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Origin and Etymology of dactylopodite
International Scientific Vocabulary dactyl- + -podite
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