exopodite

[ Gr.exo =outside; pous (gen it. podos) =a foot, and suff. -ite.] Comp. Anat.: The outer of the two secondary joints into which the typical limb of a crustacean is divided. (Nicholson.) *ex-op-ta-ble, a. [Lat. exoptabilis .] Worthy of being greatly desired; highly desirable. *ex-op-tā-tion, s. [Lat. exoptatus, pa. par. of exopto to wish or long for; to choose: ex out, fully, and opto =to wish for.] An earnest desire or longing for anything. ěx-op-tile, s. [Gr. exō outside, and ptilon =a feather, a leaf: because the plumula is naked.] Bot. (pl.): A name given by Lestiboudois to Dicotyledons. ex-õr-a-ble, a . [Lat, exorabilis , from exoro =to move by entreaty: ex out, and oro to beg, pray; Fr. & Sp. exorable .] That may or can be moved by entreaty. *ex-o-rāte, v. t. [Lat. exoratus, pa. par. of exoro.] To obtain by entreaty. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, 1737 *ěx-o-rā-tion, s . [Lat. exoratio , from exoratus , pa. par. of exoro .] A prayer or entreaty to beg off anything.