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entomostracan

American

[en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn] / ˌɛn təˈmɒs trə kən /

noun

any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.

adjective

of or belonging to this subclass.

entomostracan British

/ ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən /

noun

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

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca

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Other Word Forms

entomostracous adjective

Etymology

Origin of entomostracan

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

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