propodite

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ podite.

Noun

propodite (plural propodites)

1. (zoology) The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean, usually the penultimate joint.
2. (zoology) One of the muscles responsible for moving the propodite.
   • 1959, “White Shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico”, in Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service, volume 59, page 103:

     The arrangement of the propodite muscles in the carpopodite is very similar to that of the carpopodite muscles within the meropodite.

Derived terms

• propoditic