OSTRACOD


Meaning of OSTRACOD in English

[ 'ɒstrəkɒd ]

■ noun Zoology a minute aquatic crustacean of the class Ostracoda, which have a hinged shell from which the antennae protrude.

Origin

from mod. L. Ostracoda , from Gk ostrakōdēs 'testaceous', from ostrakon 'shell'.

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