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Swimmeret

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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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Swimmeret

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noun
any of the small paired appendages on the abdomen of crustaceans, used chiefly in locomotion and reproduction
. Also called: pleopod

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Swimmeret

see synonyms of swimmeret
noun
any of the small, abdominal appendages, or pleopods, in certain crustaceans, used primarily in swimming and for carrying eggs

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Swimmeret

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n.
One of the paired abdominal appendages of many aquatic crustaceans, such as shrimp and lobsters, that are used for swimming and in females for carrying eggs. Also called pleopod.

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