Lepidurus

noun

Lep·​i·​du·​rus

-ˈd(y)u̇rəs

: a genus of phyllopod crustaceans of the family Triopidae including a species (L. couesi) common in western North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lepid- + -urus

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