swimmeret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    pleopod.

WordNet


Swim"mer*et noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming.

Webster 1913