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Adjective: branchiopod  'brang-kee-u`pód
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
    - branchiopodan, branchiopodous
Noun: branchiopod  'brang-kee-u`pód
  1. Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
    - branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan

Derived forms: branchiopods

See also: subclass Branchiopoda

Type of: crustacean

Encyclopedia: Branchiopod