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Laemodipoda

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Laemodipoda

L[ae]`mo*dip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? throat + ? twice + ?, ?, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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