Meaning
either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
Etymology
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English uropod From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025.