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læmodipoda
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læmodipoda, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. throat + twice + , , foot.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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