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ostracod
[ os-truh-kod ]
ostracod
/ ˌɒstrəˈkəʊdən; ˈɒstrəˌkɒd /
noun
- any minute crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Ostracoda, in which the body is enclosed in a transparent two-valved carapace
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Derived Forms
- ostracodan, adjective
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Other Words From
- os·tra·co·dan [os-tr, uh, -, kohd, -n], ostra·codous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ostracod1
C19: via New Latin from Greek ostrakōdēs having a shell, from ostrakon shell
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Example Sentences
Like the ostracod, the adult cirriped bears little external resemblance to the trilobite.
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Animals which do not adhere are generally those (such as ostracod crustacea) which have a hard integument without weak spots.
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From the superficial resemblance of the shell to that of an Ostracod, this is known as the cypris stage.
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The most beautiful examples of luminous secretions are found among the ostracod crustacea.
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