branchiopodan 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
    branchiopod crustacean; branchiopod.
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
    branchiopodous; branchiopod.

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