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Meaning of pleopod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈpliːəˌpɒd/

Definitions

One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

Examples

“In decapods such as lobsters, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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