Entomostraca

Entomostraca
Entomostraca En`to*mos"tra*ca, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cut in pieces + ? burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the {Phyllopoda}, {Ostracoda}, {Copepoda}, and {Pectostraca}. See {Copepoda}, {Phyllopoda}, and {Cladocera}. [1913 Webster]

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