"apodeme" meaning in All languages combined

See apodeme on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: apodemes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} apodeme (plural apodemes)
  1. (zootomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles. Derived forms: apodemal, apodemic Translations (an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles): أَبُودِيم (ʔabūdīm) (Arabic), apódema [masculine] (Portuguese)

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