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REMIPED

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Rem"i*ped\ (r?m"?-p?d), a. [L. remus oar + pes, pedis,
    foot: cf. F. r['e]mip[`e]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
    Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain
    crustaceans and insects.
    
  2. \Rem"i*ped\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
    (a) An animal having limbs like oars, especially one of
        certain crustaceans.
    (b) One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted
        for swimming. See {Water beetle}.
    
 

 

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