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单词 entomostracan
释义

entomostracan

[ en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn ]
/ ˌɛn təˈmɒs trə kən /

noun

any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.

adjective

of or belonging to this subclass.

OTHER WORDS FROM entomostracan

en·to·mos·tra·cous, adjective

Words nearby entomostracan

entomol., entomologize, entomology, entomophagous, entomophilous, entomostracan, entophyte, entopic, entoproct, Entoprocta, entoptic
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Example sentences from the Web for entomostracan

  • The fewness of the segments of the abdomen, and their not bearing in two of the orders appendages, is an Entomostracan character.

    A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin

  • On this principle, an oyster on the half-shell might be called an Entomostracan.

    Through a Microscope|Samuel Wells

British Dictionary definitions for entomostracan

entomostracan
/ (ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən) /

noun

any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca

Derived forms of entomostracan

entomostracous, adjective

Word Origin for entomostracan

C19: from New Latin entomo- + Greek ostrakon shell; see ostracize
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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