Anostraca

plural noun

An·​os·​tra·​ca

əˈnästrəkə

: an order of small aquatic crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) lacking a carapace, having stalked eyes and 11 to 19 pairs of thoracic appendages, and including Artemia and similar freshwater forms

anostracan

-kən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from an- + -ostraca

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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