Ostracoidea

Ostracoidea
Ostracoda Os*trac"o*da, prop. n. pl. (Zo["o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also {seed shrimp} and {mussel shrimp}. They were formerly referred to as {Ostracoidea}. They are of small size, and swim freely about; many are less than 1 mm in length. Microfossils of certain extinct orders have been found extending back to the Cambrian age. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Ostracoidea — Os tra*coi de*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. o strakon shell of a testacean + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. Now usually written {Ostracoda}. [archaic] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ostracoidea — os·tra·coi·dea …   English syllables

  • ostracoidea — ˌästrəˈkȯidēə Etymology: New Latin, from ostrac + oidea synonym of ostracoda …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ostracoda — Ostracoidea Os tra*coi de*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. o strakon shell of a testacean + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. Now usually written {Ostracoda}. [archaic] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ostracoid — os tra*coid, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Ostracoidea} (now {Ostracoda}). n. One of the {Ostracoidea} (now {Ostracoda}). [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mussel shrimp — Ostracoda Os*trac o*da, prop. n. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also {seed shrimp} and {mussel shrimp}. They were formerly referred to as {Ostracoidea}. They are of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ostracoda — Os*trac o*da, prop. n. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also {seed shrimp} and {mussel shrimp}. They were formerly referred to as {Ostracoidea}. They are of small size,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seed shrimp — Ostracoda Os*trac o*da, prop. n. pl. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also {seed shrimp} and {mussel shrimp}. They were formerly referred to as {Ostracoidea}. They are of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ostrac- — combining form or ostraco Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ostrak , ostrako , from ostrakon : shell Ostracoidea Ostracopho …   Useful english dictionary

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