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pleopod.

One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpliːəˌpɒd/
  1. One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

    In decapods such as lobsters, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.
Where this word comes from

From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) + -pod (“foot”).

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