entomostracan
/en-tuh-mos-truh-kuhn/US // ˌɛn təˈmɒs trə kən //UK // (ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən) //
虫草
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or belonging to this subclass.
Examples
The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.
The fewness of the segments of the abdomen, and their not bearing in two of the orders appendages, is an Entomostracan character.
On this principle, an oyster on the half-shell might be called an Entomostracan.
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