zeugopodium

English

Vertebrate limb organization: stylopod, zeugopod and autopod

Alternative forms

• zeugopod

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “yoke, pair”) +‎ -podium.

Noun

zeugopodium (plural zeugopodia)

1. (zoology) The part of a limb corresponding to either a forearm or lower leg.

See also

• zygopodium
• stylopodium
• autopodium
• mesopodium
• metapodium