Swimmeret (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The female crayfish carefully cleaned her swimmerets before attaching her eggs to them.
- Crustaceans typically have five pairs of swimmerets, with some species having a modified pair that is specifically for egg carrying.
- After molting, the newly molted crustacean's swimmerets were still soft and pliable.
- The scientist studied the swimmerets of various crab species to identify the adaptations for reproduction.
- The swimmerets of the female lobster were neatly aligned along her abdomen, each one supporting a cluster of eggs.