HyperDic: apodeme

English > 1 sense of the word apodeme:
NOUNanimalapodemeridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles
English > apodeme: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningRidge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles.
Part ofarthropodinvertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
Broaderstructure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structureA particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

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