branchiopod
[ brang-kee-uh-pod ]
/ ˈbræŋ ki əˌpɒd /
noun
any crustacean of the class (or subclass) Branchiopoda, having flattened, footlike appendages that bear respiratory organs.
adjective
Also bran·chi·op·o·dous
[brang-kee-op-uh-duh s] /ˌbræŋ kiˈɒp ə dəs/.
belonging or pertaining to the Branchiopoda.
Words nearby branchiopod
branchiform,
branching,
branchio-,
branchiomotor nuclei,
branchiopneustic,
branchiopod,
branchiostegal,
branchiostegous,
branchlet,
branchus,
brancusi
Example sentences from the Web for branchiopod
In short, she was a branchiopod, to be vulgarly precise, a water-flea.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" |Douglas English
British Dictionary definitions for branchiopod
branchiopod
/ (ˈbræŋkɪəˌpɒd) /
noun
any crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Branchiopoda, having flattened limblike appendages for swimming, feeding, and respiration. The group includes the water fleas
Scientific definitions for branchiopod
branchiopod
[ brăng′kē-ə-pŏd′ ]
Any of various primitive aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimp and water flea. Branchiopods are characterized by flattened, leaflike thoracic appendages.