Category:Uropod

U"ro*pod, n. Etym: [2d uro- + -pod.] (zoöl.)

Defn: any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially One of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and Different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of crustacea, and stomapoda.