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Meaning of "pleopod" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLEOPOD

From Greek plein to swim + pous foot.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEOPOD

pleopod  [ˈpliːəˌpɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEOPOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleopod is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLEOPOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pleopod

Decapod anatomy

The decapod crustacean, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn, is made up of nineteen body segments grouped into two main body parts, the cephalothorax and the pleon. Each segment may possess one pair of appendages, although in various groups these may be reduced or missing. They are, from head to tail...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEOPOD


actinopod
ækˈtɪnəˌpɒd
arthropod
ˈɑːθrəˌpɒd
brachiopod
ˈbreɪkɪəˌpɒd
branchiopod
ˈbræŋkɪəˌpɒd
cephalopod
ˈsɛfələˌpɒd
chaetopod
ˈkiːtəˌpɒd
chenopod
ˈkiːnəˌpɒd
chilopod
ˈkaɪləˌpɒd
decapod
ˈdɛkəˌpɒd
gastropod
ˈɡæstrəˌpɒd
hexapod
ˈhɛksəˌpɒd
lycopod
ˈlaɪkəˌpɒd
myriapod
ˈmɪrɪəˌpɒd
octopod
ˈɒktəˌpɒd
ornithopod
ˈɔːnɪθəˌpɒd
orthopod
ˈɔːθəˌpɒd
pteropod
ˈtɛrəˌpɒd
sauropod
ˈsɔːrəˌpɒd
stomatopod
ˈstɒmətəˌpɒd
tetrapod
ˈtɛtrəˌpɒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEOPOD

pleochroic
pleochroism
pleomorphic
pleomorphism
pleomorphous
pleomorphy
pleon
pleonal
pleonasm
pleonast
pleonaste
pleonastic
pleonastical
pleonastically
pleonectic
pleonexia
plerion
plerocercoid
pleroma
pleromatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEOPOD

diplopod
endopod
gonopod
heteropod
isopod
macropod
pauropod
pereiopod
phyllopod
prosauropod
protopod
pseudopod
rhizopod
scaphopod
schizopod
steganopod
theropod
tylopod
uropod

Synonyms and antonyms of pleopod in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pleopod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEOPOD

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Translator English - Chinese

腹肢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pleópodo
570 millions of speakers

English

pleopod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pleopod
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pleopod
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плеопод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pleópode
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pleopod
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pleopod
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pleopod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pleopoden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腹肢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pleopod
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pleopod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pleopod
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pleopod
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुलांचा पदर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pleopod
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pleopod
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pleopod
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плеоподов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pleopod
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

pleopod
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pleopod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pleopod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pleopod
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleopod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEOPOD»

The term «pleopod» is used very little and occupies the 172.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEOPOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleopod

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEOPOD»

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Biology of the Lobster Homarus Americanus
When the epidermal line is clearly retracted from the pleopod tip, but still in contact along the lateral margins, the lobster is in pleopod stage D20 (=DQ"); if epidermal retraction also includes the lateral margins of the pleopod, the stage is D25 ...
Jan Robert Factor, 1995
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A Systematic Revision of the Deep-sea Subfamily Lipomerinae ...
Male Pleopod I (Fig. 32A-C). Fused pleopod pair highly convoluted: widest at rounded enlarged portion just distal to insertion, narrow waist at midlength in ventral view, dorsal locking folds enlarged, extending dorsally more than half depth of ...
George D. F. Wilson, 1989
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Studies on Decapoda: Biology, Ecology, Morphology, and ...
Eleventh stage: A, endopod of pereiopod 1; B, endopod of pereiopod 2; C, pleopod 1; D, pleopod 2; E, pleopod 4; F, pleopod 5. Twelfth stage: G, antennule; H, antenna; I, left mandible; J, rostrum; K, maxilliped 1; L, maxilla; M, telson; N, ...
Brill Academic Publishers, Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, 1979
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Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The ...
In Palaumysis the fourth pleopod bears a large apical, spine-like modified seta in males only (fig. 54.21U; Hanamura & Kase, 2003). The males of several species ( subgenera) of Heteromysis are characterized by modified setae and/or spines ...
J.C. von Vaupel Klein, 2014
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The Biology and Management of Lobsters: Physiology and Behavior
According to Drach and Tchemigovtzeff (1967), the first morphologically discernible evidence of D0 is the separation of epidermis and cuticle between the bases of the setae. In Homarus, this event is preceded by an amber zone at the pleopod ...
‎1980
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The Biology of Squat Lobsters
A) Male pleopod 3, Galathea squamifera. B) Male pleopod 3, Munida andamanica. C) Male pleopod 3, Galacantha rostrata. D) Male pleopod 4, Munidopsis subsquamosa. E) Male pleopod 4, Shinkaia crosnieri. F) Female pleopod 3, Galathea ...
Gary Poore, Shane Ahyong, Joanne Taylor, 2011
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Majidae
In three of these males the first pleopod is short and broad and in two males the first pleopod is long and slender. Of the males in the short pleopod group — in one (N. Sulawesi) the apex of the pleopod tapers laterally as in the specimen ...
D. J. G. Griffin, H. A. Tranter, 1986
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Systematics of a Species Complex in the Deep-sea Genus ...
The feature relating all the species in this paper is a broad pleopod II with ventrally curved lateral fields in both sexes. The group C relatives diverge from the complanata complex in several other important characters, but they retain this  ...
George D. F. Wilson, 1982
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Larval Release Rhythms and Larval Behavior of Palinurid ...
... pumping rates.........................................59 Figure 14: Effect of hatch water on pleopod pumping response.........................................60 Figure 15: Effect of water containing homogenized early-stage embryos on pleopod pumping response ...
Tracy Ann Ziegler, 2007
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Studies on Eumalacostraca: a homage to Masatsune Takeda
Pleopod 2 (fig. 4N) long, not flattened; peduncle short; single ramus 3-aticulate, article 1 relatively long, with plumose seta, article 2 very short, with simple seta, article 3 setose distally, bearing long thick seta on tip. Pleopod 3 (fig. 4O) similar to ...
‎2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEOPOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleopod is used in the context of the following news items.
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New to nature No 115: Ovicides paralithodis
At six localities the infestations exceeded 1000 worms per pleopod. ... per pleopod at a locality appropriately named, if you are a crab egg, ... «The Guardian, Dec 13»
2
How to Farm Indo-Pacific Swamp Crab
Spawned eggs attach to the pleopod hairs of the abdominal flap. Eggs hatch into zoea and pass through five zoeal stages, after which they ... «TheFishSite.com, Sep 12»
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From the Archives: Shrimp Tails - Describing a New Species
An example of a Pleopod is given (right, middle), inset is the appendix masculina, or shrimp penis. The telson (right, top) the central part with ... «Scientific American, Feb 12»
4
'Jet-boost' aids walking lobsters
However, not all types of lobster would produce similar forces, as pleopod shape, which affects its ability to be an effective paddle, varies a lot ... «BBC News, Aug 09»

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