endopodite

noun

en·​dop·​o·​dite

enˈdäpəˌdīt

: the mesial or internal branch of a typical limb of a crustacean that is borne upon the protopodite and that in the thoracic limbs of the higher Decapoda forms the entire limb

endopoditic

(¦)⸗¦⸗⸗¦ditik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -podite

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Rhymes for endopodite

• actinolite
• adipocyte
• amphibolite
• anorthosite
• anthophyllite
• aragonite
• carbonatite
• cassiterite
• cristobalite
• crocidolite
• diatomite
• dithionite