propodial, a. and n. Zool.
(prəʊˈpəʊdɪəl)
[ad. mod.L. propodiālis, f. propodi-um + -al1.]
A. adj.
1. Of or pertaining to the propodium of a mollusc.
2. Of or pertaining to the proximal or upper segment of a limb, as the humerus or femur.
| [1882 Wilder & Gage Anat. Techn. 41 The bones of the proximal segments are the Ossa propodialia [= propodial bones], [etc.].] |
B. n. (Also in L. form propodiāle, plural propodiālia.) A propodial part or element; a propodial bone, as the humerus or femur.
| 1889 Cope in Amer. Nat. Oct. 852 (Synopsis of Vertebrata) Limbs consisting of one basal element, two propodials, and metapodials and digits..Batrachia. |