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swimmeret

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swimmeret [‚swim·ə‚ret]
(invertebrate zoology)
Any of a series of paired biramous appendages under the abdomen of many crustaceans, used for swimming and egg carrying.
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This behavior may be repeated several times, until an individual becomes fatigued, after which they often attempt to orientate towards the seabed using their swimmerets (Watson, 1989).
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Female lobsters have wider tails than males, and their first set of swimmerets is feathery, while males' are bony.
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Aside from the added breadth, females'' swimmerets (the appendages under the tale) are light and feathery unlike the males'' which are bony and hard.
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