swimmeret

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noun

In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

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pleopod
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Meanings

nounswimmeret (plural swimmerets)

plural swimmerets

  1. biologyIn decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

    Synonyms: pleopod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

Similar
pleopod

More synonyms by meaning

nounone of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming

Similar
pleopod
Broader
extremityappendagemember
Also see
pleopod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From swimmer + -et.

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APA

swimmeret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimmeret

MLA

“swimmeret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimmeret. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swimmeret,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimmeret.

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