We found 3 definitions of branchiopodan from 2 different sources.
Adjective |
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branchiopodan - of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda | ||
branchiopod, branchiopodous | ||
Noun |
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branchiopodan - aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding | ||
branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod | ||
crustacean any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | ||
daphnia, water flea minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae | ||
fairy shrimp small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back | ||
artemia salina, brine shrimp common to saline lakes |