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noun
Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crustacean
adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: branchiopodan, branchiopodous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crustacean
Narrower terms: daphnia, water flea, fairy shrimp, brine shrimp, Artemia salina, tadpole shrimp
History
See Branchiopoda.
Across languages
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