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Swimmeret

Swimmeret Meaning & Definition
Swimmeret Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Swimmeret?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Swimmeret: pleopod

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See Also | appendage | extremity | isopod | lobster | member | shrimp

Swimmeret In Webster's Dictionary

\Swim"mer*et\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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