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entomostracan

[ en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn ]

noun

  1. any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.


adjective

  1. of or belonging to this subclass.

entomostracan

/ ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən /

noun

  1. any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca , including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌentoˈmostracous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ento·mostra·cous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entomostracan1

First recorded in 1830–40; equivalent to entom(o)- ( def ) + Greek óstrak(on) “potsherd, tile, ballot” + -an ( def ); ostracize ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entomostracan1

C19: from New Latin entomo- + Greek ostrakon shell; see ostracize
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Example Sentences

The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.

The fewness of the segments of the abdomen, and their not bearing in two of the orders appendages, is an Entomostracan character.

On this principle, an oyster on the half-shell might be called an Entomostracan.

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