Associations to the word «Ostracod»

Wiktionary

OSTRACOD, noun. Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.

Dictionary definition

OSTRACOD, noun. Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell.

Wise words

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