apodeme

1. 1.

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

   Broaderstructure

   Part ofarthropod

Other forms of apodeme

plural

apodemes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about apodeme

What does apodeme mean?

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

How many syllables are in apodeme?

apodeme has 3 syllables: a-po-deme. The stress falls on "a".

Is apodeme a common word?

apodeme is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.