Branchiopod

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Branchiopod \Bran"chi*o*pod\, n.
     One of the Branchiopoda.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  branchiopod
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass
             Branchiopoda [syn: {branchiopodan}, {branchiopodous}]
       n : aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many
           pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as
           respiration and feeding [syn: {branchiopod crustacean}, {branchiopodan}]