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Branchiopoda

Branchiopoda Meaning & Definition
Branchiopoda Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Branchiopoda?

[n] primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Branchiopoda: subclass Branchiopoda

Related Terms | Find terms related to Branchiopoda:

See Also | Anostraca | class | class Crustacea | Crustacea | genus Daphnia | genus Triops | Notostraca | order Anostraca | order Notostraca | Triops

Branchiopoda In Webster's Dictionary

\Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf. F. branchiopode.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera {Branchipus}, {Apus}, and {Limnadia}, and the genus {Artemia} found in salt lakes. It is also called {{Phyllopoda}}. See {Phyllopoda}, {Cladocera}. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

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