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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Crustaceans
DEF

A forked swimming limb of a crustacean, five pairs of which are typically attached to the abdomen.

CONT

Pleopods ... are used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns), catching food (then swept to the mouth), and can sometimes bear their own gills.

Key term(s)
  • swimmerette

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Crustacés
CONT

Un pléopode [est] une patte [...] chez les crustacés décapodes nageurs [...] Au nombre de cinq paires, elles [servent à la nage et sont] utilisées pour couver les œufs, à l'exception des crevettes. Elles servent [également] à la capture des aliments (ensuite emmenés à la bouche), et peuvent parfois porter leurs propres branchies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Crustáceos
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