Noun: pleopod 'plee-u,pód
- 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