Limnetis
noun
Lim·ne·tis
limˈnētə̇s
: a genus of phyllopod crustaceans (order Conchostraca) including numerous small almost spherical forms that have only the first pair of feet in the male provided with a clasping organ
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek limnētis, feminine of limnētēs living in marshes, from limnē marshy lake