exopodite

[ ek-sop-uh-dahyt ]

/ ɛkˈsɒp əˌdaɪt /

the outer or lateral branch of a two-branched crustacean leg or appendage. Compare endopodite, protopodite.

Also ex·o·pod

[ek-suh-pod] /ˈɛk səˌpɒd/.

Origin of exopodite

First recorded in 1865–70; exo- + -pod + -ite¹

ex·op·o·dit·ic

[ek-sop-uh-dit-ik] /ɛkˌsɒp əˈdɪt ɪk/, adjective

The exopodite, however, is much smaller than the endopodite, and it ends in a flexible lash made up of many small segments.

The Life of Crustacea |William Thomas Calman
On the anterior margin of the exopodite there is a minute spine at each joint.

The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward Raymond
At the distal end of the coxopodite arise the endopodite and exopodite.

The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward Raymond
The exopodite of Neolenus is decidedly leaf-like, and reminds one somewhat of the exites of some of the phyllopods.

The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward Raymond

The antenn have no exopodite, although in a few other Isopods a minute vestige is present.

The Life of Crustacea |William Thomas Calman