Associations to the word «Pleopod»

Wiktionary

PLEOPOD, noun. (zoology) One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean.

Dictionary definition

PLEOPOD, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley