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noun
either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- English -pod English uropod From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
