branchiopod Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
   branchiopodan; branchiopod crustacean.
   
2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
   branchiopodan; branchiopodous.
   

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