pleopod

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pleopod
    n 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 [syn:
         {swimmeret}, {pleopod}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.
   ? to swim + -pod.] (Zool.)
   One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under
   {Crustacea}.
   [1913 Webster]

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