Notostraca

plural noun

No·​tos·​tra·​ca

nəˈtästrəkə

: an order of small freshwater crustaceans (subclass Branchiopoda) having a shield-shaped carapace, sessile paired eyes, vestigial antennae, and 40 to 63 pairs of trunk appendages see triops

notostracan

-kən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from not- + -ostraca

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