pleopod

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 (synset 102588077)
    is a type of: appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body
    is a part of:
    • lobster - any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
    • shrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
    • isopod - any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
    same as: swimmeret

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