entomostracan

American  

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

noun

1. any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.

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adjective

1. of or belonging to this subclass.

entomostracan British  

/ ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən /

noun

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

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Derived 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. ); see ostracize ( def. )