Definition of Ostracod

1. Noun. Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.

Exact synonyms: Mussel Shrimp, Seed Shrimp
Generic synonyms: Crustacean
Group relationships: Ostracoda, Subclass Ostracoda

Definition of Ostracod

1. Noun. Any of many small crustaceans, of the class ''Ostracoda'', that resemble shrimps enclosed in a bivalve shell ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ostracod

1. a minute freshwater crustacean [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostracod

ostracise
ostracised
ostracises
ostracising
ostracism
ostracisms
ostracite
ostracites
ostracizable
ostracization
ostracizations
ostracize
ostracized
ostracizes
ostracizing
ostracod (current term)
ostracoda
ostracode
ostracoderm
ostracodermi
ostracoderms
ostracodes
ostracods
ostracoid
ostracoidea
ostracoids
ostracon
ostracum
ostraka
ostrakon

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