Apodeme

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apodeme \Ap"o*deme\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? body.] (Zool.)
     One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and
     unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  apodeme
       n : ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that
           supports internal organs and provides attachment points
           for muscles