ostracod

(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

Origin: < ModL Ostracoda < Gr ostrakon: see ostracize

See ostracod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various minute, chiefly freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Ostracoda, having a bivalve carapace.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Ostracōda, subclass name

Origin: , from Greek ostrakōdēs, testaceous

Origin: , from ostrakon, shell; see ost- in Indo-European roots

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