Definition of branchiopod in English:
branchiopod
noun ˈbraŋkɪə(ʊ)pɒdˈbraNGkēəˌpäd
Zoology A small aquatic crustacean of the class Branchiopoda, such as a water flea or fairy shrimp.
Example sentencesExamples
- They have elongate bodies compared to most other living branchiopods, with leaf-like appendages that they use to swim belly up.
- At the same time, both genera have well-developed, multiannulate first antennae, whereas modern branchiopods have dwarfed first antennae without much of annulation or segmentation at all.
- Freshwater bivalves, snails, and branchiopod Crustacea were common.
- One such androdioecious branchiopod is the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana.
- The two-part, hinged carapace encloses the entire body, similar to the branchiopod Conchostraca.