English Dictionary

swimmeret

名詞

(zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

日本語の意味

swimmeret：十脚類（エビ、ロブスター等）の甲殻類に見られる部位で、主に水泳に用いられる脚。卵を抱卵したり、餌を捕らえたりする用途も持ち（エビでは一般的に見られない）

The female lobster curled her swimmeret beneath her abdomen to protect the eggs.

メスのロブスターは卵を守るために腹肢を腹部の下に丸めた。

意味（1）

(zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

swimmerets （ plural ）