thoracopod

English

Etymology

thoraco- +‎ -pod

Noun

thoracopod (plural thoracopods)

1. Any appendage attached to the thorax of an animal
   • 2015 August 27, “The Evolution of Epigean and Stygobitic Species of Koonunga Sayce, 1907 (Syncarida: Anaspidacea) in Southern Australia, with the Description of Three New Species”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     We find that thoracopod 1 in taxa of both families is similar, of 7 articles and forms a maxilliped.

Related terms

• thoracopodal