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pleopod

American  
[plee-uh-pod] / ˈpli əˌpɒd /

noun

Zoology.

  1. a swimmeret.

pleopod British  
/ ˈpliːəˌpɒd /

noun

  1. another name for swimmeret

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pleopod Scientific  
/ plē′ə-pŏd′ /

  1. See swimmeret

Etymology

Origin of pleopod

First recorded in 1850–55; pleo(n) + -pod

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