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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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleopod — [plē′ə päd΄] n. [< Gr pleōn, prp. of plein, to swim (< IE base * pleu , to run, FLOW) + POD] Zool. any of the biramous appendages attached to the abdomen of higher crustaceans; swimmeret … English World dictionary
pleopod — An appendage attached to an abdominal segment [Ingle, 1983]. An appendage of any one of the first five abdominal segments [Warner, 1977]. Biramous, often natatory, appendage of pleon [Holdich and Jones, 1983]. Distinctive, usually biramous,… … Crustacea glossary
pleopod — noun Etymology: Greek plein to sail + English o + pod; from its use in swimming more at flow Date: 1888 an abdominal limb of a crustacean … New Collegiate Dictionary
pleopod — n. [Gr. plein, to swim; pous, foot] (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Malacostraca, paired appendages of any of the first 5 6 somites, adapted for swimming; swimmeret … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleopod — /plee euh pod /, n. Zool. a swimmeret. [1850 55; PLEO(N) + POD] * * * … Universalium
pleopod — ple·o·pod … English syllables
pleopod — ple•o•pod [[t]ˈpli əˌpɒd[/t]] n. zool. swimmeret • Etymology: 1850–55; pleo (n) + pod … From formal English to slang
pleopod — /ˈpliəpɒd/ (say pleeuhpod) noun Zoology → swimmeret. {Greek pleō(n), present participle, swimming + pod} …
pleopod — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑extremity, ↑appendage, ↑member • Part… … Useful english dictionary
