laemodipoda

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laemodipoda - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Laemodipoda \L[ae]`mo*dip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. lai`mos
     throat + di`s twice + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)
     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]