ostracod
ostracod
Definition
os·tra·cod (äs′trə käd′)
noun
any of various classes (esp. Ostracoda) of small, freshwater or marine crustaceans, having a bivalve carapace that covers the entire body
Etymology: < ModL Ostracoda < Gr ostrakon: see ostracize
ostracod
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- find: Also, I found some ostracods, about 1½ millimeter long.
Adjective modifier
- non-marine: Content Emphasis is placed on both marine and non-marine ostracods and their application to Quaternary research.
- marine: Recent shallow marine ostracods from high latitudes: implications for late Pliocene and Quaternary paleoclimatology.
Modifies a noun
