Definition of pleopod Pleopod
ple•o•pod
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What does pleopod mean?
WordNet
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| 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 | ||
| swimmeret | ||
| appendage, extremity, member a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| lobster any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae | ||
| shrimp small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pleopod (Noun)
One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pleopod (n.)
One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.
Part of speech
🔤- pleopod, noun, singular of pleopods.
