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Entomostraca — is a historical subclass of Crustacea, no longer in technical use. It was originally considered one of the two major lineages of crustaceans (the other being the class Malacostraca), combining all other classes. The Ostracoda have the body… … Wikipedia
Entomostraca — noun in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use • Syn: ↑subclass Entomostraca • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Crustacea, ↑class Crustacea * * *… … Useful english dictionary
entomostracan — [en΄təmäs′trə kən] n. 〚< ModL < entomo (see ENTOMO ) + Gr ostrakon, a shell (see OSTRACIZE) + AN〛 any of a large variety of small crus … Universalium
class Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous (for: ↑Crustacea) … Useful english dictionary
Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑class Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous • Hypernyms: ↑class … Useful english dictionary
entomostracan — [en΄təmäs′trə kən] n. [< ModL < entomo (see ENTOMO ) + Gr ostrakon, a shell (see OSTRACIZE) + AN] any of a large variety of small crustaceans, as the copepods, barnacles, etc., formerly constituting a subclass (Entomostraca) … English World dictionary
Malacostraca — Temporal range: Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
Malacostraca — Mal a*cos tra*ca, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. malako s soft + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo[ o]l.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triops cancriformis — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Triops (mythologie). Triops cancriformis … Wikipédia en Français
entomostracan — /ɛntəˈmɒstrəkən/ (say entuh mostruhkuhn) adjective 1. belonging to the Entomostraca, a subclass of mostly small crustaceans. –noun 2. an entomostracan crustacean. {entom(o) + Greek ostrakon shell + an} –entomostracous, adjective …
