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Pereiopod

Definition: A jointed appendage attached to the thorax of crustaceans, used for walking and sometimes modified for specialized functions such as grasping or swimming.

Example sentences:

• 1. The crab uses its powerful pereiopods to scuttle rapidly along the ocean floor.
• 2. The mantis shrimp's pereiopods are adapted into powerful claws for capturing prey.
• 3. Lobsters possess four pairs of pereiopods that aid them in moving gracefully on the sea bed.

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