Definition of Pleopods. Meaning of Pleopods. Synonyms of Pleopods

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Definition of Pleopods

Pleopods
Pleopod Ple"o*pod, n.; pl. E. Pleopods, L. Pleopoda. [Gr. ? to swim + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.
Pleopod
Pleopod Ple"o*pod, n.; pl. E. Pleopods, L. Pleopoda. [Gr. ? to swim + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under Crustacea.

Meaning of Pleopods from wikipedia

- eyes is called the rostrum. first pleopods second pleopods third pleopods fourth pleopods fifth pleopods uropods Pleopods (also called swimmerets) are primarily...
- second pair of pleopods, and sometimes also the first, are modified for use in transferring sperm. The endopods (inner branches of the pleopods) are modified...
- rami which is present in many groups. The abdomen in malacostracans bears pleopods, and ends in a telson, which bears the ****, and is often flanked by uropods...
- ****top****s (sperm packets) into the female's seminal receptacle using his first pleopods; the female may store the sperm for up to 15 months. The female releases...
- referred to as pleonsternites. These are the sites of attachment of the pleopods (swimming legs). In spiders, the sternum is the ventral part of the cephalothorax...
- laterally and fold inward beneath the rear part of their bodies, covering the pleopods. Some species are omnivorous, and serve as effective scavengers in the...
- the vestige of the fourth pereiopod in the larvae of Lucifer, and some pleopods in certain Anomura and crabs. In a more extreme example, the Sacculina...
- and long antennae. Unlike crabs and lobsters, shrimp have well-developed pleopods (swimmerets) and slender walking legs; they are more adapted for swimming...
- The white patches on the first two pairs of pleopods on this specimen of Porcellio laevis identify them as pleopodal lungs....
- allow the body to roll up inwards. To roll up, they have muscles called pleopods that contract the abdominal tergites inwards. The diet of pill bugs is...