BRANCHIOPOD


Meaning of BRANCHIOPOD in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .