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PERAEOPOD
Etymology
Noun
peraeopod (plural peraeopods or peraeopoda)
(zoology) One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Pe*ræ"o*pod, n. Etym: [Gr. -pod.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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