OSTRACOD


Meaning of OSTRACOD in English

[os.tra.cod] also os.tra.code n [ultim. fr. Gk ostrakon] (1865): any of a subclass (Ostracoda) of very small active mostly freshwater crustaceans that have the body enclosed in a bivalve carapace, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages

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