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Definition of Propodium

Propodium
Propodium Pro*po"di*um, n.; pl. Propodia. [NL. See Propodiale.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. [Written also propodeum.]

Meaning of Propodium from wikipedia

- The propodeum, propodeon or propodium[attribution needed] is the first abdominal segment in Apocrita Hymenoptera (wasps, bees and ants). It is fused with...
- and a ventral foot. The foremost division of the foot is called the propodium. Its function is to push away sediment as the snail crawls. The larval...
- retract the velum into the s**** and the eyes as well as the larval foot (propodium) appear. Late veliger stage (20-25% of development): The operculum is...
- Both species are suspension feeders. They use unique appendages of the propodium (front part of the foot) to deploy mucus nets which capture suspended...
- clumped pits that grow smaller towards the front of the head. The mesosoma, propodium, legs and gaster have a reticulated sculpturing to the exoskeleton, with...
- Both species are suspension feeders. They use unique appendages of the propodium (front part of the foot) to deploy mucus nets which capture suspended...
- active, is extended up over the s**** and mantle cavity. Part of the propodium contains a black-tipped siphon which leads water into the mantle cavity...
- dorsally. The propodium has a flat face on the back side and small spines, in contrast to the C. janovitzi gyne, which has a rounded propodium with a flattened...
- sides of operculum in preserved specimens. Frontal part of the foot (propodium) is narrow with posterior extent marked by indistinct notch, poorly demarcated...
- long. The propodium bulges into a humped upper surface and the connecting area for the petiole is concave. A short neck connects the propodium to a node-like...