Pronunciation: | | 'apu`deem
|
|
|
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | |
[n] ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles |
|
APODEME is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| See Also: | | anatomical structure, arthropod, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure |
|
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | \Ap"o*deme\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? body.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and
unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.
|
|