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1. (n.) swimmeret
(in certain crustaceans) any of the small paired paddlelike abdominal appendages used for swimming and carrying eggs.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) swimmeret, pleopod
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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1. (noun) swimmeret
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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