2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Swimmeret \Swim"mer*et\, n. (Zool.) One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: swimmeret n : 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 [syn: {pleopod}]
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