Uropoda

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Etymology

From uro- (tail, rear side, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́)) +‎ -poda (foot); possibly related to members of the genus attaching themselves to other mites to change locations using a pedicel of translucent material extruded from the mite's anus.

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Uropoda f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Uropodidae – tortoise mites.

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