pleopod

[ plee-uh-pod ]

/ ˈpli əˌpɒd /

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noun Zoology.

a swimmeret.

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Origin of pleopod

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

Words nearby pleopod

pleomorphic, pleomorphism, pleon, pleonasm, pleonastic, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plessor

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British Dictionary definitions for pleopod

pleopod

/ (ˈpliːəˌpɒd) /

noun

another name for swimmeret

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.