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Pleopod

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Noun

1. pleopod, 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

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Pleopod

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noun
another name for swimmeret

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Pleopod

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noun
Zoology
any of the biramous appendages attached to the abdomen of higher crustaceans; swimmeret

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Pleopod

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