schizopod

[ skiz-uh-pod, skit-suh- ]

/ ˈskɪz əˌpɒd, ˈskɪt sə- /

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noun

any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.

adjective

Also schi·zop·o·dous

[ski-zop-uh-duhs, skit-sop-]. /skɪˈzɒp ə dəs, skɪtˈsɒp-/. belonging or pertaining to the Schizopoda.

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Origin of schizopod

1835–45; <New Latin Schizopoda;see schizo-, -pod

Words nearby schizopod

schizophrenia, schizophrenic, schizophrenogenic, schizophyceous, schizophyte, schizopod, schizothymia, schizotypal personality, schizy, schlag, Schlegel

How to use schizopod in a sentence

No Schizopod stage is intercalated, which shews that the development is in many respects greatly abbreviated.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for schizopod

schizopod

/ (ˈskɪtsəʊˌpɒd) /

noun

any of various shrimplike crustaceans of the former order Schizopoda, now separated into the orders Mysidacea (opossum shrimps) and Euphausiacea

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