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pleopod definition

pleo·pod (plē′ə päd′)

noun

Zool. any of the biramous appendages attached to the abdomen of higher crustaceans; swimmeret

Etymology: < Gr pleōn, prp. of plein, to swim (< IE base *pleu-, to run, flow) + -pod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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