- entomostracan
- en·to·mos·tra·can
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entomostracan
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Entomostracan — En to*mos tra*can, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Relating to the Entomostraca. n. One of the Entomostraca. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entomostracan — [en΄təmäs′trə kən] n. 〚< ModL < entomo (see ENTOMO ) + Gr ostrakon, a shell (see OSTRACIZE) + AN〛 any of a large variety of small crus … Universalium
entomostracan — [en΄təmäs′trə kən] n. [< ModL < entomo (see ENTOMO ) + Gr ostrakon, a shell (see OSTRACIZE) + AN] any of a large variety of small crustaceans, as the copepods, barnacles, etc., formerly constituting a subclass (Entomostraca) … English World dictionary
entomostracan — /ɛntəˈmɒstrəkən/ (say entuh mostruhkuhn) adjective 1. belonging to the Entomostraca, a subclass of mostly small crustaceans. –noun 2. an entomostracan crustacean. {entom(o) + Greek ostrakon shell + an} –entomostracous, adjective …
entomostracan — n. [Gr. entomon, insect; ostrakon, shell] Formerly considered a single natural group of Crustacea including Brachiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, Branchiura and Cirripeda which is no longer acceptable to systematists … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
entomostracan — adjective or noun see entomostraca * * * entomosˈtracan noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑Entomostraca … Useful english dictionary
Siphonostome — Si pho*nos tome, n. [Gr. ??? a siphon + ??? mouth.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata. (b) A siphonostomatous shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entomostraca — См. entomostracan … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
entom- — combining form or entomo Etymology: French, from Greek entomon more at entomology : insect entomophagous entomostracan … Useful english dictionary
phyllopoda — fə̇ˈläpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phyll + poda in some especially former classifications : a group comprising entomostracan crustaceans with leaflike swimming appendages that serve as gills, mandibles without… … Useful english dictionary
