BRANCHIOPOD


Meaning of BRANCHIOPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbraŋ-kē-ə-ˌpäd ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.