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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
also schizopodous schi·zop′o·dous (ski zäp′ə dəs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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