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Definition of Swimmeret
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.
Group relationships: Lobster, Shrimp, Isopod
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Extremity, Member
Definition of Swimmeret
1. n. 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.
Definition of Swimmeret
1. Noun. (zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swimmeret
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swimmeret
Literary usage of Swimmeret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the American Lobsterby Francis Hobart Herrick by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"Left second swimmeret of female and male lobster, respectively, ... swimmeret of
tail fan. seen from the under or anterior side, in position corresponding ..."
2. Contributions from the Anatomical Laboratory by Brown University Anatomical Laboratory (1905)
"100, Table II, the first right leg and the first right swimmeret were removed on
the same ,date, July 25th. The leg was cut at the middle of the basal ..."
3. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"3d Abdomi (3d Pleopod swimmeret) XN is VII. 4th Abdomi (4th Pleopod swimmeret)
X •** Is VIII. ... (Sth Pleopod swimmeret) XH a | hH 's— ' X ..."
4. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins university (1879)
"... of swimmeret. u. Spine of swimmeret. r. ... of swimmeret to. Anns. The other
letters and figures as in Plate 10. ..."
5. Natural History of the American Lobsterby Francis Hobart Herrick by Francis Hobart Herrick (1911)
"Left second swimmeret of female and male lobster, respectively, ... swimmeret of
tail fan. seen from the under or anterior side, in position corresponding ..."
6. Contributions from the Anatomical Laboratory by Brown University Anatomical Laboratory (1905)
"100, Table II, the first right leg and the first right swimmeret were removed on
the same ,date, July 25th. The leg was cut at the middle of the basal ..."
7. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"3d Abdomi (3d Pleopod swimmeret) XN is VII. 4th Abdomi (4th Pleopod swimmeret)
X •** Is VIII. ... (Sth Pleopod swimmeret) XH a | hH 's— ' X ..."
8. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins university (1879)
"... of swimmeret. u. Spine of swimmeret. r. ... of swimmeret to. Anns. The other
letters and figures as in Plate 10. ..."
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