swimmeret
English
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.
Etymology
Suffix from English swimmer.
Origin
English
swimmer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backswimmer English
- ice swimmer English
- microswimmer English
- nonswimmer English
- swim English
- swimmer English
- swimmere Middle English