gonopodium

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noun

A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction.

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Meanings

noungonopodium (plural gonopodia)

plural gonopodia

  1. anatomyA modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction.

Origin

From gono- + -podium (“part resembling a foot”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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