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ostracod

ost·ra·cod

uncommon

noun

1.

tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell

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From Ancient Greek ὀστρακώδης (ostrakṓdēs, “covered with shell”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot; shell”); compare translingual Ostracoda.

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