ostracod
[ os-truh-kod ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌkɒd /
noun
Origin of ostracod
OTHER WORDS FROM ostracod
os·tra·co·dan [os-truh-kohd-n] /ˌɒs trəˈkoʊd n/, os·tra·co·dous, adjectiveWords nearby ostracod
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Example sentences 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 AnnandaleLike the ostracod, the adult cirriped bears little external resemblance to the trilobite.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites |Percy Edward RaymondThe most beautiful examples of luminous secretions are found among the ostracod crustacea.
The Nature of Animal Light |E. Newton HarveyFrom 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 forms of ostracod
ostracodan (ˌɒstrəˈkəʊdən) or ostracodous, adjectiveWord Origin for ostracod
C19: via New Latin from Greek
ostrakōdēs having a shell, from
ostrakon shell