pleopod

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In decapods such as lobsters, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction
One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean
under Crustacea
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
pleopod

    Hyphenation

    ple·o·pod

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () ple- (“supernumerary”) + -o- + -pod (“foot”)
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