PLEOPOD - Definition

Pronunciation:		'pleeu`pâd
WordNet Dictionary

	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

	See Also:	appendage, extremity, isopod, lobster, member, shrimp

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	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}.