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Webster 1913 Edition


Laemodipoda


Læˊmo-dip′o-da

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr.
λαίμοσ
throat +
δίσ
twice +
πούς
,
ποδός
, foot.]
(Zool.)
A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five pairs. The whale louse, or
Cyamus
, and
Caprella
are examples.