| Pronunciation: | | 'pleeu`pâd
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | swimmeret |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, extremity, isopod, lobster, member, shrimp |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.
? to swim + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under
{Crustacea}.
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