'Pleopod' definitions:

Definition of 'pleopod'

From: WordNet
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, pleopod]

Definition of 'Pleopod'

From: GCIDE
  • Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. Pleopods, L. Pleopoda. [Gr. ? to swim + -pod.] (Zool.) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea. [1913 Webster]

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