pleopod

(plēə päd′)

noun

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

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

See pleopod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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