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pleopod, pelopods
1. One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.
2. One of the swimming limbs attached to the pleon or abdomen in Crustacea; also known as a swimmeret.

A swimmeret is defined as an abdominal limb or appendage in many crustaceans, used in respiration and for carrying the eggs in females and usually adapted for swimming.

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