ple·o·pod (pl   -p d )n. See swimmeret. |
pleopod [ˈpliːəˌpɒd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for swimmeret
[from Greek plein to swim + pous foot]
| pleopod (pl-pd) See swimmeret. |
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| Noun | 1. |  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 swimminglobster - any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae shrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible isopod - any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling |
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