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branchiopod

(braŋ′kē ō päd′)

noun

any of a class (Branchiopoda) of crustaceans with many pairs of flattened, leaflike limbs, as the fairy shrimps and water fleas

Origin: branchio- + -pod

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noun

Any of various aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimp and water flea, characterized by a segmented body and flattened, leaflike thoracic appendages.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Branchiopoda, class name

Origin: : Latin branchia, gills; see branchia

Origin: + New Latin -poda, -pod; see -pod

Related Forms:

branˈchi·o·podˌ, branˌchi·opˈo·dan (-ŏpˈə-dən), branˌchi·opˈa·dous (-dəs) adjective

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