noun
- one of the small paddle-like appendages on the abdomen of certain crustaceans used for swimming
Usage: biology
Examples
- The lobster used its swimmerets to propel itself through the water.
- Female shrimp carry their eggs attached to their swimmerets.
- The crayfish’s swimmerets help it maintain balance while swimming.
- Marine biologists study the structure of swimmerets in various crustaceans.
- The swimmerets are located on the underside of the lobster’s tail.
- Each swimmeret consists of a base segment and two paddle-shaped branches.