entomostracan

[ en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn ]

noun

1. any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.

adjective

1. of or belonging to this subclass.

entomostracan

/ ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən /

noun

1. any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca , including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca

Derived Forms

• ˌentoˈmostracous, adjective

Other Words From

• ento·mostra·cous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entomostracan¹

First recorded in 1830–40; equivalent to entom(o)- ( def ) + Greek óstrak(on) “potsherd, tile, ballot” + -an ( def ); ostracize ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of entomostracan¹

C19: from New Latin entomo- + Greek ostrakon shell; see ostracize

Example Sentences

The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.

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The fewness of the segments of the abdomen, and their not bearing in two of the orders appendages, is an Entomostracan character.

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On this principle, an oyster on the half-shell might be called an Entomostracan.

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