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From pleon (“the abdomen of a crustacean”) +‎ -pod (“foot”).

pleopod (plural pleopods or pleopoda)

(zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.
Coordinate term: uropod

In decapods such as lobsters, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.

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 ===Alternative forms===
-* [[pleiopod]], [[pleiopus]], [[pleopus]]
+* {{l|en|pleiopod}}, {{l|en|pleiopus}}, {{l|en|pleopus}}
 ===Etymology===
+From {{af|en|pleon|t1=the abdomen of a crustacean|-pod|t2=foot}}.
-{{confix|ple|-o-|pod|t1=swimming|t3=foot|lang=en}}
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{IPA|en|/ˈpliːəˌpɒd/}}
 ===Noun===
-{{en-noun|pl2=(''rare'') '''[[pleopoda]]'''}}
+{{en-noun|s|pleopoda}}
+# {{lb|en|zoology}} One of the [[abdominal]] [[leg]]s of a [[crustacean]].
+#: {{cot|en|uropod}}
+#: {{ux|en|In decapods such as lobsters, '''pleopods''' are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for brooding eggs or catching food. In some species certain '''pleopods''' of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.}}
+====Derived terms====
-# {{zoology}} In [[decapod]]s such as [[lobster]]s, pleopods are legs mainly used for swimming but sometimes used for [[brooding]] eggs or catching food.  In some species certain pleopods of an animal may have been adapted to special functions such as reproduction.
+* {{l|en|pleopodal}}
+[[Category:en:Animal body parts]]
-[[fa:pleopod]]
-[[ta:pleopod]]
-[[vi:pleopod]]
-[[zh:pleopod]]