Phyllopoda
plural noun
Phyl·lop·o·da
fə̇ˈläpədə
in some especially former classifications
: a group comprising entomostracan crustaceans with leaflike swimming appendages that serve as gills, mandibles without palpi, and reduced maxillae: such as
a
: branchiopoda
b
: an order or suborder coextensive with the combined orders Anostraca, Notostraca, and Conchostraca
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from phyll- + -poda