Definitions for ostracodˈɒs trəˌkɒd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•tra•codˈɒs trəˌkɒd(n.)
Category: Invertebrates
Ref: seed shrimp.
Origin of ostracod:
1860–65; < NL Ostracoda name of the subclass < Gk ostrakṓdēs=óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize ) +-ōdēs-ode1
os`tra•co′dan-ˈkoʊd n(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
seed shrimp, mussel shrimp, ostracod(noun)
tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
Wiktionary
ostracod(Noun)
Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble shrimps enclosed in a bivalve shell
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