pleopod
[ plee-uh-pod ]
/ ˈpli əˌpɒd /
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noun Zoology.
a swimmeret.
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Words nearby pleopod
pleomorphism, pleon, pleonasm, pleonastic, pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plessimeter
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British Dictionary definitions for pleopod
Word Origin for pleopod
C19: from Greek plein to swim + pous foot
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Scientific definitions for pleopod
pleopod
[ plē′ə-pŏd′ ]
See swimmeret.
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