ostracod
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- ostracodan adjective
- ostracodous adjective
Etymology
Origin of ostracod
1860–65; < New Latin Ostracoda name of the subclass < Greek ostrakṓdēs, equivalent to óstrak ( on ) shell, tile ( see ostracize) + -ōdēs -ode 1
Example Sentences
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That is 273 million years earlier than the glowing ostracod crustaceans that previously held the title of earliest evolution of bioluminescence in animals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024
Males of the ostracod species Photeros annecohenae, which live in shallow seagrasses in the western Caribbean Sea, rely on two main tactics to compete with one another.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2023
The ostracod family tree indicated evolution co-opted this defense mechanism for mating displays only once, about 151 million years ago.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022
So those ostracod species where males invested heavily in sexual selection chose poorly, it seems.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2018
The team of researchers set about studying 93 species of extinct ostracod, featured in a recent study published in Nature.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2018
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