en·to·mos·tra·can ( n t -m s tr-kn)n. Any of various small crustaceans formerly constituting the subclass Entomostraca. [From New Latin Entomostraca, former subclass name : entom(o)- + Greek ostraka, pl. of ostrakon, shell; see ostracod.] |
entomostracan [ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca
[from New Latin entomo- + Greek ostrakon shell; see ostracize]
entomostracous adj
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