exopod

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noun

The outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean.

OriginAncient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English exo- →
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Meanings

nounexopod (plural exopods or exopoda)

plural exopods · plural exopoda

  1. biologyThe outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. Englishexopod

From exo- + -pod.

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APA

exopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exopod

MLA

“exopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exopod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exopod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exopod.

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