ˌentəˈmästrə̇kə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from entom- + -ostraca (from Greek ostrakon earthen vessel, potsherd, shell) — more at oyster
in some classifications : a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications
• en·to·mos·tra·can | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kən adjective or noun
• en·to·mos·tra·cous -kəs adjective