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

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

shell: The oldest fossilized ostracod shell is about 500 million years old.
fauna: Ostracod faunas as palaeoenvironmental indicators in marginal marine environments.

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