Defn: One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.
APODES Ap"o*des, n. pl. Etym: [NL., masc. pl. See Apoda.] (Zoöl.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona.
APODICTIC
Ap`o*dic"tic, a.
Defn: Same as Apodeictic.
APODIXIS
Ap`o*dix"is, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Defn: Full demonstration.
APODOSIS
A*pod"o*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)
Defn: The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him," the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis.
Note: Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional.
APODOUS
Ap"o*dous(#), a. (Zoöl.)