Meaning of SWIMMERET
| Pronunciation: | | 'swimu`ret
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| | 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: | | pleopod |
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| | See Also: | | appendage, extremity, isopod, lobster, member, shrimp | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Swim"mer*et\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed,
appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal
somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in
swimming.
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