Meaning of BRANCHIOPODA
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| | Definition: | | [n] primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas |
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| | Synonyms: | | subclass Branchiopoda |
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| | See Also: | | Anostraca, class, class Crustacea, Crustacea, genus Daphnia, genus Triops, Notostraca, order Anostraca, order Notostraca, Triops | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf.
F. branchiopode.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of
branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of
gills. It includes the fresh-water genera {Branchipus},
{Apus}, and {Limnadia}, and the genus {Artemia} found in salt
lakes. It is also called {{Phyllopoda}}. See {Phyllopoda},
{Cladocera}. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.
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