English Explanatory Dictionary

swimmeret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

Word forms

swimmeret swimmerets

Etymology

From swimmer + -et.

Synonyms

pleopod
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