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  3. 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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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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pleopod

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pleopod \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 .

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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 [syn: swimmeret ]