Entomostraca
plural noun
En·to·mos·tra·ca
ˌentəˈmästrə̇kə
in some classifications
: a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
entomostracan adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗kən
entomostracous adjective
-kəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from entom- + -ostraca (from Greek ostrakon earthen vessel, potsherd, shell)
- supra-auricular
- supra-auricular point
- supra-nationalism
- suprabranchial
- supracaudal
- supracellular
- supracervical
- suprachiasmatic nucleus
- suprachoroid
- suprachoroidal
- suprachoroidea
- supraclavicle
- supracommissure
- supraconductivity
- supraconscious
- supracoracoideus
- supradental
- supradorsal
- supraer
- supraesophageal
- supraesophageal ganglion
- supraest
- suprafoliaceous
- suprafoliar
- supraglacial