Little swimmer (Zoöl.), a phalarope.
Swim"mer*et (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of a series of flat, fringed, and
usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the
abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in
swimming.
Swim"ming (?), a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or
used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.