SWIMMERET


Meaning of SWIMMERET in English

/swim"euh ret'/ , n.

(in many crustaceans) one of a number of abdominal limbs or appendages, usually adapted for swimming and for carrying eggs, as distinguished from other limbs adapted for walking or seizing.

[ 1830-40; SWIMMER + -ET ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .