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PLEOPOD
swimmeret, pleopod
(noun) one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pleopod (plural pleopods or pleopoda)
(zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.
Source: Wiktionary
Ple"o*pod, n.; pl. E. Pleopods, L. Pleopoda. Etym: [Gr. -pod.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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