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Noun: pleopod  'plee-u,pód
  1. 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
    "The female crayfish carries her eggs attached to her pleopods";
    - swimmeret

Derived forms: pleopods

Type of: appendage, extremity, member

Part of: isopod, lobster, shrimp

Encyclopedia: Pleopod