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Uropod vs Arthropod - What's the difference?

uropod | arthropod |

As nouns the difference between uropod and arthropod

is that uropod is (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans while arthropod is an invertebrate animal of the phylum arthropoda , characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

uropod

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans
  • (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis

    • See also

    *endopodite *exopodite *telson

    arthropod

    English

    (wikipedia arthropod)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda , characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

    • Related terms

    * arthropodean