Definition of Branchiopoda

1. Noun. Primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas.

Exact synonyms: Subclass Branchiopoda
Group relationships: Class Crustacea, Crustacea
Member holonyms: Genus Daphnia, Anostraca, Order Anostraca, Notostraca, Order Notostraca, Genus Triops, Triops
Generic synonyms: Class
Derivative terms: Branchiopodous

Definition of Branchiopoda

1. n. pl. An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

Medical Definition of Branchiopoda

1. An order of Entomostraca; so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense. Origin: Gr. Gill + -poda: cf. F. Branchiopode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Branchiopoda

branching factor
branching ratio
branchio-oto-renal syndrome
Branchiobdella
Branchiobdellidae
branchiogastropoda
branchiogenic
branchioma
branchiomere
branchiomeric muscles
branchiomerism
branchiomotor
branchiomotor nuclei
branchiopod
branchiopoda (current term)
Branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopod crustacean
branchiostegal
branchiostege
Branchiostegidae
branchiostegous
branchiostoma
Branchiostomidae
branchiura
Branchiura
branchless
branchlet

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