SWIMMERET

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

swimmeret (plural swimmerets)

(zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

Synonyms

• pleopod

Source: Wiktionary

Swim"mer*et, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition