propodal

English

Etymology

From propodus +‎ -al.

Adjective

propodal (comparative more propodal, superlative most propodal)

1. Of or pertaining to a propodus.
   • 1926, William Beebe, THE ARCTURUS OCEANOGRAPHIC EXPEDITION (Zoologica: Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society; VIII), page 194:

     The propodal finger is about one-third of the length of the propodus and is longitudinally traversed by continuations of the two lower carinae of the propodus; there are three large teeth on the cutting edge, the median one being the most prominent.

   • 2023 December 16, Wikipedia contributors, “Cambarus carinirostris”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     The chelae are olive or brown, with cream or yellow propodal tubercles.