Ostracoda
plural noun
Os·tra·co·da
ˌästrəˈkōdə,
äˈstrakədə
: a subclass of crustacea comprising small active mostly freshwater forms having the body enclosed in a bivalve shell composed of right and left valves, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages
ostracodan adjective
-dᵊn
ostracodous adjective
-dəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek ostrakōdēs testaceous, from ostrakon potsherd, shell
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