REMIPED

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain crustaceans and insects.

2.
n.

An animal having limbs like oars, especially one of certain crustaceans.

3.
n.

One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water beetle.


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