/brang"kee euh pod'/ , n.
1. any crustacean of the class (or subclass) Branchiopoda, having flattened, footlike appendages that bear respiratory organs.
adj.
2. Also, branchiopodous /brang'kee op"euh deuhs/ . belonging or pertaining to the Branchiopoda.
[ 1820-30; Branchiopoda. See BRANCHIO-, -POD ]