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schizopod Definition

schizo·pod (--päd′)

noun

any of various shrimplike malacostracan crustaceans having thoracic appendages with two branches, including the mysids and krill

Etymology: < ModL Schizopoda < Gr schizopous, having parted toes: see schizo- & -pod

adjective

of the schizopods