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branchiopod
bran·chi·o·pod [ brángkee ə pòd ] (plural bran·chi·o·pods)


noun 
Definition:
 
small crustacean: a small, usually freshwater crustacean with a segmented body and flat gill-bearing appendages. Subclass Branchiopoda.
[Early 19th century. < modern Latin Branchiopoda< Latin branchia "gills" + Greek -pod (see -pod)]

bran·chi·o·pod adjective
bran·chi·op·o·dous [ bràngkee óppədəss ] adjective
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