Notopod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Notopod is a noun meaning (zoology) In Latreille's system, a brachyurous decapod crustacean, such as a crab of the genera Homola, Dorippe, Dromia, Dynomene, Ranina.
Meaning
(zoology) In Latreille's system, a brachyurous decapod crustacean, such as a crab of the genera Homola, Dorippe, Dromia, Dynomene, Ranina.
More Meanings
- (entomology) An elaterid; a click beetle.
Example Sentences
The notopods begin on the second or third segment and the neuropods are very variable in their segment of origin, being sometimes altogether absent from the anterior region.
Word Forms
- notopods
Synonyms for notopod
Depending on context, synonyms include skipjack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include notopodium, enoplometopid, catoptrid, octopodoid, octopodid, pantopod.
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