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- noun Plural form of
uropod .
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Examples
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Copulation consists of the male wrapping the posterior part of his body around the female's ventral side, bringing his uropods in close proximity to her marsupium.
Crustacea 2008
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The typical tail fan is composed of expanded uropods on the end of the abdomen.
Crustacea 2008
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The swimming speciality of amphipods is a rapid escape response where the abdomen flicks the animal away after the uropods are dug into the ground.
Crustacea 2008
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The last abdominal segment bears a pair of uropods that bear gravity-sensing statocysts that help the animal orient itself in the water column.
Crustacea 2008
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The last abdominal segment bears a pair of uropods that bear gravity-sensing statocysts that help the animal orient itself in the water column.
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The uropods attached to the surface of the osteoblasts.
unknown title 2009
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As the stem cells approached the osteoblasts, they developed long, tentacle-like projections, called uropods.
unknown title 2009
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As the stem cells approached the osteoblasts, they developed long, tentacle-like projections, called uropods.
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As the stem cells approached the osteoblasts, they developed long, tentacle-like projections, called uropods.
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The uropods attached to the surface of the osteoblasts.
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