-ŋˈkästrəkə also -ˈkȯs- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from conch- + -ostraca
: a small order of freshwater crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) entirely enclosed in a bivalve carapace
• con·chos·tra·can -rəkən noun -s
-ŋˈkästrəkə also -ˈkȯs- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from conch- + -ostraca
: a small order of freshwater crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) entirely enclosed in a bivalve carapace
• con·chos·tra·can -rəkən noun -s
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012