Lobopod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lobopod is a noun meaning (zoology) Any of the numerous stub-legs of a lobopodian; a lobopodium.
Meaning
(zoology) Any of the numerous stub-legs of a lobopodian; a lobopodium.
More Meanings
- (zoology, paleontology) One of the extinct panarthropods of the phylum Lobopodia.
Example Sentences
The early lobopods have a melange of characteristics that makes their position on the tree of life difficult to pin down.
Onychophorans […] have cylindrical segmented bodies with many pairs of legs called lobopods, which are essentially fluid-filled bags.
Word Forms
- lobopods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lobopodian, limopsid, pygopodid, laemodipod, polypode, lophophorate.
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