swimmeret – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
swimmeret
n.
any of the pair of small abdominal limbs or appendages in several crustaceans
swimmeret
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) pleopod
(hypernym) extremity, appendage, member
(part-holonym) lobster
Swimmeret
(n.)
One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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swimmeret
SWIMMERET
ARTO ADDOMINALE. PLEOPODIO