Meaning Of The Word Ostracod

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Ostracod Meaning

Ostracod Definition
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What's The Definition Of Ostracod?

ostracod in American English
any of various classes (esp. Ostracoda) of small, freshwater or marine crustaceans, having a bivalve carapace that covers the entire body
noun

ostracod in British English
noun: any minute crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Ostracoda, in which the body is enclosed in a transparent two-valved carapace

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