Definition of Tadpole shrimp

1. Noun. A kind of branchiopod crustacean.

Generic synonyms: Branchiopod, Branchiopod Crustacean, Branchiopodan
Group relationships: Genus Triops, Triops

Definition of Tadpole shrimp

1. Noun. a crustacean from the Notostraca order. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tadpole Shrimp

tacts
tactual
tactual exploration
tactual sensation
tactuall
tactually
tadago-pie
tadago-pies
tadalafil
taddie
taddies
tadocizumab
tadpole
tadpole-shaped pupil
tadpole shrimp (current term)
tadpolelike
tadpoles
tadpolish
tads
tadvance
tae
tae kwon do
taed
taedium
taedium vitae
taediums
taeing
taekwondo
taekwondos

Literary usage of Tadpole shrimp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Conference on Weed Control in Rice, 31 August-4 September by International Rice Research Institute, International Weed Science Society (1983)
"MATSUNAKA: The application of tadpole shrimp is limited because hatching ... Therefore a combination of a herbicide with the tadpole shrimp is needed. ..."

2. A Handbook for Weed Control in Rice by Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko, Surajit K. De Datta (1991)
"The possibility of using tadpole shrimp ... Labor for hand weeding in farmers' fields was reduced 70-80% in initial field trials with tadpole shrimp. ..."

3. Biology and Management of the Floodwater Ecosystem in Rice Fields by Pierre A. Roger (1996)
"Populations of 20-30 tadpole shrimp/m2 reduced weed populations in farmers' fields and labor for weeding by 70-80%. Eggs of the shrimp tolerate ..."

4. Herbicides in Asian Rice: Transitions in Weed Management by Rosamond Naylor (1996)
"Herbicides can be expected to be the key technology of weed management in future. Biological control. Some organisms—insects, tadpole shrimp, fungi, ..."

5. Proceedings of the Second Temperate Rice Conference by B Hardy, J E Hill (2002)
"A group of arthropods that includes tadpole shrimp, Triops longicaudatus; crayfish, Procambarus clarki and Orconectes virilis; and seed midges, ..."

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