telopod

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telopod (noun; Greek telos, end; pous, foot): 1. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) Part of an appendage distal to the coxa.

2. (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) In males, a modified leg, serving a copulatory function, on one of the posterior segments.