cla·doc·er·an (kl -d s r-n)n. Any of various small, mostly freshwater crustaceans of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas. adj. Of or belonging to the order Cladocera. [From New Latin Cladocera, order name : Greek klados, branch + Greek keras, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
cladoceran [kləˈdɒsərən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cladocera
[from New Latin Cladocera, from Greek klados shoot + keras horn]
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