Etymology

remipede

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Today it means: Any of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages Full definition →

French rémipède
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  1. French · borrowed fromrémipède
  2. English todayremipede

From French rémipède, partly modelled on Latin.

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