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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.
2. 2
   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

Synonyms

All synonyms

pleopodpleopod

Etymology

From swimmer + -et.

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