empodium

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noun

A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera

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Meanings

nounempodium (plural empodia)

plural empodia

  1. biologyA bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἔν (én, “in”) + -podium (“relating to a leg-like structure”).

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APA

empodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empodium

MLA

“empodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empodium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empodium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empodium.

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