n.
Pronunciation: ' bra ŋ -k ē - ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek branchia gills + pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1836
: any of a group (Branchiopoda) of small usually freshwater crustaceans (as fairy shrimp or water fleas) with usually many pairs of setae-bearing appendages
– branchiopod adjective