Definition of branchiopoda Branchiopoda
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What does branchiopoda mean?
WordNet
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| branchiopoda - primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas | ||
| subclass Branchiopoda | ||
| class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" | ||
| class crustacea, crustacea class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- branchiopoda (n. pl.)
An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.
Part of speech
🔤- branchiopoda, noun, singular of branchiopodas / branchiopodae.
