Definition of swimmeret Swimmeret
swim•mer•et
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What does swimmeret mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: swimmerets |
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| swimmeret - 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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| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- swimmeret (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- swimmeret, noun, singular of swimmerets.
