SWIMMERETS

Noun

swimmerets

plural of swimmeret

Source: Wiktionary


SWIMMERET

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



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