Translation guide
A pleopod is a swimming leg or appendage of a crustacean, used for swimming, brooding eggs, or creating water currents. In Japanese, this is a technical term with a direct equivalent.
The learner wants to refer to the anatomical structure of a crustacean's pleopod.
The standard Japanese term for pleopod, used in biological and zoological contexts. Literally 'abdominal limb'.
In everyday conversation, Japanese speakers might simply say 足 (あし, leg) or 遊泳用の足 (ゆうえいようのあし, leg for swimming) instead of the technical term. Use 腹肢 only in scientific or academic contexts.
The shrimp's pleopods are used for swimming.
Literally 'swimming leg', this term emphasizes the function of the pleopod. Used in some scientific descriptions.
The swimming legs of this crustacean are well-developed.
Another term for pleopod, literally 'abdominal leg'. Less common than 腹肢.
Pleopods are appendages on the abdomen of crustaceans.