branchiopod crustacean meaning

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branchiopod crustacean (noun): aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding.

Definition of branchiopod crustacean

  1. aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding

    Synonyms: branchiopod, branchiopodan

    Type of: crustacean

    Kinds: daphnia, fairy shrimp, brine shrimp, tadpole shrimp

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