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branchiopod

branc·hio·pod

uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda

noun

1.

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

Origin

See Branchiopoda.

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