remipede

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noun

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

OriginFrench rémipède →
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Meanings

nounremipede (plural remipedes)

plural remipedes · alternative remiped

  1. biologyAny of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages

Origin

  1. Frenchrémipède
  2. Englishremipede

From French rémipède, partly modelled on Latin.

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APA

remipede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remipede

MLA

“remipede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remipede. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “remipede,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/remipede.

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