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remipede

remipede noun: any of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages.

Noun

remipede (plural remipedes)

  1. Any of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages

Forms of remipede

pluralremipedes
alternative formremiped

Origin of remipede

From French rémipède, partly modelled on Latin.

Questions about remipede

What does remipede mean?
Remipede means any of several small, marine, cave-dwelling crustaceans, of the class Remipedia, characterized by a short head and a long trunk bearing setose swimming appendages.
What part of speech is remipede?
Remipede is a noun.
What is the plural of remipede?
The plural of remipede is remipedes.

Words near remipede in the dictionary

  1. remint
  2. reminted
  3. reminting
  4. remints
  5. remiped
  6. remipede
  7. remipedes
  8. remipedian
  9. remipedians
  10. remipeds
  11. remirror

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