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noun one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
originEtymology tree English pleon English -pod English pleopod From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) + -pod (“foot”).
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