transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäs-trə-ˌkäd ]
noun
also os·tra·code -ˌkōd
Etymology: ultimately from Greek ostrakon
Date: 1865
: any of a subclass (Ostracoda) of very small aquatic crustaceans that have the body enclosed in a bivalve carapace, the body segmentation obscured, the abdomen rudimentary, and only seven pairs of appendages