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ostracodan

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os⋅tra⋅cod

[os-truh-kod]
–noun
seed shrimp.

Origin:
1860–65; < NL Ostracoda name of the subclass < Gk ostrakdēs, equiv. to óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize ) + -ōdēs -ode 1


os⋅tra⋅co⋅dan [os-truh-kohd-n] , os⋅tra⋅co⋅dous, adjective
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