OSTRACOD


Meaning of OSTRACOD in English

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

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