order Anostraca

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

order Anostraca - small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimpsAnostracaanimal order - the order of animalsBranchiopoda, subclass Branchiopoda - primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleasArtemia, Chirocephalus, genus Artemia, genus Chirocephalus - fairy shrimp; brine shrimp