Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uropod

/ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uro-pod
IPA: /ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.

noun

the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.

Etymology

Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English uropod From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).

Inflected Forms

uropods (plural)

Derived Forms

uropodal

Frequently Paired Words

endopodite exopodite telson pleopod

Questions

How do you pronounce uropod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/.
What does uropod mean?: either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
Where does uropod come from?: Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English uropod From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).

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