PLEOPOD Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word pleopod. (close relations)
Definition of PLEOPOD
pleopods
Best Alternative Words for PLEOPOD
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| antenna | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals • sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ • one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste | ||||||||
| appendage | nounn | |||||||
noun • an external body part that projects from the body • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant • a part that is joined to something larger | ||||||||
| leg | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle • a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion • one of the supports for a piece of furniture • a part of a forked or branching shape • the limb of an animal used for food • a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg • a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg • (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack • a section or portion of a journey or course | ||||||||
| limb | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper • any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree • (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet • either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip • the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | ||||||||
| swimmeret | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
