"Uropod" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Uropod" Meaning

A uropod is a lobe at the rear (posterior) end of an arthropod's body, typically bearing the anus and also often various appendages such as paddles or swimming legs. It is the caudal (rear) part of a crustacean or a member an isopod, an amphipod or a decapod's body, often serving as a tail.

"Uropod" Examples

Adjective Examples

1. The ры storage room, like all facilities in the estate, showed well-designed ports, uropods, and transports, intended to streamline the logistics of the bases.
(Penetrator Maneuvers by Israel, Egypt Involved, with example notation in bold by Six Mile Publishing)
2. Sections under H. The trigeminal nerve, sometimes also referred to as the fifth cranial nerve, gives rise to three mandibular, ophthalmic and maxillary branches, all separated by a ganglion midway. There are three sensory uropods which come from the spinal nerves immediately behind the notochord.