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noun
Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: seed shrimp, mussel shrimp
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Broader terms: crustacean
History
From Ancient Greek ὀστρακώδης (ostrakṓdēs, “covered with shell”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot; shell”); compare translingual Ostracoda.
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