Category:Remiped

Rem"i*ped (rm"-pd), a. Etym: [l. remus oar + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Rémipède.] (zoöl.)

Defn: having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain Crustaceans and insects.

Remiped Rem"i*ped, n. (zoöl.) (a) an animal having limbs like oars, especially one of certain Crustaceans. (b) one of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for Swimming. See water beetle.