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Ostracod

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

📖 Definitions of "Ostracod"

noun

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Ostracod"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
seed shrimpnoun	An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
mussel shrimpnoun	Synonym of seed shrimp.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ostracod"

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Word	Definition
seed shrimpnoun	An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
mussel shrimpnoun	Synonym of seed shrimp.
ostracodenoun	Alternative form of ostracod. [Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.]
ostraceannoun	(zoology, archaic) Any bivalve of the family Ostreidae; an oyster.
ostraciidnoun	(zoology) Any fish in the family the Ostraciidae.
ostracumnoun	(archaeology) A fragment of pottery.
notostracannoun	Any shrimp of the order Notostraca, now the single family Triopsidae (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp).
tadpole shrimpnoun	A crustacean of the order Notostraca.
oysternoun	Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
ostracodermnoun	(zoology) Any of the armored jawless fishes of the Paleozoic.
shield shrimpnoun	A member of the Notostraca; a tadpole shrimp.
ostreaceannoun	Any bivalve mollusc of the Ostreacea
clam shrimpnoun	Any branchiopod crustacean of the suborders Cyclestherida, Laevicaudata, or Spinicaudata (of the disused superorder Conchostraca), covered by a bivalve shell and well adopted to live in temporary, shallow ponds, with many identified extinct and extant species used to date strata.
shrimpnoun	Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
crustaceannoun	Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.
conchostracannoun	(zoology) Any clam shrimp of the former order Conchostraca.
oyster crabnoun	Zaops ostreus, a small whitish or translucent crab found inside oysters.
amphipodnoun	Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
ghost shrimpnoun	Any of various aquatic crustaceans of the infraorder Thalassinidea, the genus Palaemonetes, or the family Caprellidae.
anostracannoun	Any fairy shrimp of the order Anostraca