pereopod
/ˈpɛriəˌpɑd/
noun
- One of the walking legs of a crustacean, such as a crab or lobster.
- Each pereopod of the lobster is adapted for walking on the ocean floor.
- The scientist examined the pereopods under a microscope to study their joints.
- The crab used its pereopods to scuttle sideways across the sand.
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