Laemodipoda \L[ae]`mo*dip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. lai`mos
throat + di`s twice + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is
small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five
pairs. The whale louse, or {Cyamus}, and {Caprella} are
examples.
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