Triopidae

Triopidae
noun
a family of Notostraca
Syn: ↑family Triopidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Notostraca, ↑order Notostraca

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\\trīˈäpəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Triop-, Triops, type genus + -idae
: a family of small active sessile-eyed aquatic crustaceans (order Notostraca) — see lepidurus, triops

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  • Triops — noun type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye • Syn: ↑genus Triops • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Branchiopoda, ↑subclass Branchiopoda • …   Useful english dictionary

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