pleopod
معنی فارسی
شنا پا
معنی کامل و مثالها
/plē´ō päd´/n.
● (جانور شناسی) شنا پا
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Greek 'pleos' meaning 'full' and 'pous' meaning 'foot'.
مثال
- The lobster uses its pleopods for swimming.
- Female shrimps carry their eggs on their pleopods.
- The pleopods are located on the abdomen of the crustacean.
ترکیبهای رایج
pleopods for swimming carry eggs on pleopods pairs of pleopods
تعریف انگلیسی
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