pleopod

[ plee-uh-pod ]
/ ˈpli əˌpɒd /

noun Zoology.

a swimmeret.

Origin of pleopod

First recorded in 1850–55; pleo(n) + -pod

Words nearby pleopod

pleomorphic lipoma, pleomorphism, pleon, pleonasm, pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plessimeter

British Dictionary definitions for pleopod

pleopod
/ (ˈpliːəˌpɒd) /

noun

another name for swimmeret

Word Origin for pleopod

C19: from Greek plein to swim + pous foot

Scientific definitions for pleopod

pleopod
[ plē′ə-pŏd′ ]

See swimmeret.