"pleopod" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpliːəˌpɒd/ Forms: pleopods [plural], pleopoda [plural], pleiopod [alternative], pleiopus [alternative], pleopus [alternative]
Etymology: From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) + -pod (“foot”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pleon<t:the abdomen of a crustacean>|-pod<t:foot>|text=+|tree=1}} From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) + -pod (“foot”). Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pleopoda}} pleopod (plural pleopods or pleopoda)
  1. (zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. Derived forms: pleopodal Coordinate_terms: uropod

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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