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swimmerets

swimmerets is the plural of swimmeret.

Meaning of swimmeret

Noun

swimmeret (plural swimmerets)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    pleopod

Questions about swimmerets

What is swimmerets the plural of?
Swimmerets is the plural of swimmeret.

Words near swimmerets in the dictionary

  1. swimmer's ear
  2. swimmer's hair
  3. swimmer's itch
  4. swimmer's tail
  5. swimmeret
  6. swimmerets
  7. swimmers
  8. swimmest
  9. swimmeth
  10. swimmie
  11. swimmies

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