an|os|tra|can

an|os|tra|can
an|os|tra|can «an OS truh kuhn», noun.
any one of an order of small, aquatic crustaceans having a relatively large number of uniform, flattened appendages and no carapace.
[< New Latin Anostraca (< Greek an- without + óstrakon shell) + -an]

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