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cladoceranenUK
cla·doc·er·an C0380900 (klə-dŏs′ər-ən)n. See water flea. [From New Latin Cladocera, order name : Greek klados, branch + Greek keras, horn (in reference to the pair of large, branched antennae characteristic of cladocerans ); see ker- in Indo-European roots.] cla·doc′er·an adj.cladoceran (kləˈdɒsərən) n (Animals) any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleasadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cladocera[C19: from New Latin Cladocera, from Greek klados shoot + keras horn]wa′ter flea` n. any tiny freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the order Cladocera, as the daphnia. [1575–85] EncyclopediaSeeCladoceracladoceranenUK
cladoceran any minute crustacean of the order Cladocera, with a laterally compressed carapace and large forked antennae used in swimming.ThesaurusSeewater flea |