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ostraco-
before a vowel ostrac-, combining form of Gr. ὄστρακον hard shell.
Hence ostraˈcology [see -logy], conchology (Mayne); so ˌostracoˈlogical a. ˈostracoˌphore [Gr. -ϕορος bearing], a member of the Ostracophori, a Palæozoic sub-class of fishes (Funk); so ostraˈcophorous a. ˈostracoˌpod, a member of the Ostracopoda, an order of entomostracous crustacea; so ostraˈcopodous a., belonging to the Ostracopoda (Mayne). ostraˈcostean [Gr. ὄστεον bone] a., pertaining to the Ostracostei, a group of extinct placoganoid fishes; n. a fish belonging to this group; so ostraˈcosteous a. ˈostracoˌthere [Gr. θήρ animal], an ostracode crustacean.
1876tr. Beneden's Anim. Parasites 17 Since the molluscs live only on vegetable substances, while the Ostracotheres feed entirely on animal matter. |