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Word: Pereiopod
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin pereion ‘thorax of a crustacean’ (from Greek peraioōn ‘transporting’, present participle of peraioun) + Greek pous, pod- ‘foot’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈrʌɪəpɒd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈriːəpɒd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of the eight walking limbs of a crustacean such as a crab or lobster, growing from the thorax.
Short Definition:each of eight walking limbs of crustacean growing from thorax
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