† nectopodn.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
In some crustaceans: a broad, flat, thoracic limb adapted for swimming. Cf. pereiopod n.
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1896 J. W. Kirkaldy & E. C. Pollard tr. J. E. V. Boas Text Bk. Zool. 195 The short thorax is provided with laminate nectopods like the limbs of the Phyllopoda, though there are only four to six pairs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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