pleopod

ple·o·pod

P0372100 (plē′ə-pŏd′)n. See swimmeret.

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[pleon, crustacean abdomen (from Greek pleōn, plō, present active participle of plein, to swim; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + -pod.]

pleopod

(ˈpliːəˌpɒd) n (Zoology) another name for swimmeret[C19: from Greek plein to swim + pous foot]

swim•mer•et

(ˈswɪm əˌrɛt)

n. (in certain crustaceans) any of the small paired paddlelike abdominal appendages used for swimming and carrying eggs. [1830–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

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pleopod - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimmingswimmeretlobster - any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridaeshrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edibleisopod - any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawlingappendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"