ostracod

[ os-truh-kod ]

/ ˈɒs trəˌkɒd /

noun

Nearby words

ostpolitik, ostpreussen, ostracise, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie, ostrava

Origin of ostracod

1860–65; < New Latin Ostracoda name of the subclass < Greek ostrakṓdēs, equivalent to óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize) + -ōdēs -ode¹

Related formsos·tra·co·dan

[os-truh-kohd-n] /ˌɒs trəˈkoʊd n/, os·tra·co·dous, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ostracod

Animals which do not adhere are generally those (such as ostracod crustacea) which have a hard integument without weak spots.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa|Nelson Annandale
Like the ostracod, the adult cirriped bears little external resemblance to the trilobite.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The most beautiful examples of luminous secretions are found among the ostracod crustacea.
The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey
From the superficial resemblance of the shell to that of an Ostracod, this is known as the cypris stage.
The Life of Crustacea|William Thomas Calman

British Dictionary definitions for ostracod

ostracod

/ (ˈɒstrəˌkɒd) /

noun

any minute crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Ostracoda, in which the body is enclosed in a transparent two-valved carapace

Derived Formsostracodan (ˌɒstrəˈkəʊdən) or ostracodous, adjective

Word Origin for ostracod

C19: via New Latin from Greek ostrakōdēs having a shell, from ostrakon shell

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