ENTOMOSTRACA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

In some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use

Synonyms:

Entomostraca; subclass Entomostraca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Entomostraca" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Holonyms ("Entomostraca" is a member of...):

class Crustacea; Crustacea (class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas)

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