Etymology: < epipodi- (in epipodiumn.) + -alsuffix1.
Pertaining to or resembling the epipodium.
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1877 T. H. HuxleyMan. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 510 There are very large epipodial lobes, by the aid of which some species propel themselves like Pteropods.
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 337 The epipodial gill is arranged circularly in the Placophora.
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