carpopod

carpopod
(ite) n. [L. carpus, wrist; Gr. pous, foot]
1. (ARTHROPODA)
The fifth segment of a generalized arthropod appendage.
2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)
The patella.
3. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)
The carpus.
4. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
The tibia.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • carpus — n.; pl. carpi [L. carpus, Gr. wrist] 1. The wrist. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The antepenultimate segment of the thoracopod or pereopod; the carpopod(ite). 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The area of the wing at which they transversely fold; the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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