bran|chi|o|pod

bran|chi|o|pod
bran|chi|o|pod «BRANG kee uh pod», noun.
any crustacean of a subclass of chiefly freshwater crustaceans having an elongated body and numerous pairs of flat, leaflike, thoracic appendages that serve as gills. Water fleas belong to this subclass. The group also includes the anostracans, notostracans, and conchostracans.
[< Greek bránchia gills + poús, podós foot]

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