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swim·mer·et  (swm-rt, swm-rt)

n.

One of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans, such as shrimp, lobsters, and isopods, that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming. Also called pleopod.

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swimmeret [ˈswɪməˌrɛt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the small paired appendages on the abdomen of crustaceans, used chiefly in locomotion and reproduction Also called pleopod

[from swim + -er¹ + -et]

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swimmeret  (swm-rt)

One of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans, such as shrimp, lobsters, and isopods. Swimmerets are normally found on the first five abdominal segments and typically terminate in paired oarlike branches. They function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming. Also called pleopod.

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Noun

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swimmeret - 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 pleopod lobster - 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 appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"