Rēm'i-pĕd1, a.
a. [Fr. rémipède, from Lat. remus, oar, and pes, pedis, foot.] Having feet that are oar-shaped, or that are used as oars; — said of certain animals or insects.
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a. [Fr. rémipède, from Lat. remus, oar, and pes, pedis, foot.] Having feet that are oar-shaped, or that are used as oars; — said of certain animals or insects.
n. 1. (Zoöl.) An animal having feet capable of being used as oars;—applied especially to certain crustaceans.
Sense 2. (Entom.) One of an order of coleopterous insects, including those which have tarsi adapted for swimming. Brande.