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os•tra•cod
(os′trə kod′),USA pronunciation n.
os•tra•co•dan
(os′trə kōd′n),USA pronunciation os′tra•co′dous, adj.
- InvertebratesSee seed shrimp.
- Greek ostrakó̄dēs, equivalent. to óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize) + -ōdēs -ode1
- Neo-Latin Ostracoda name of the subclass
- 1860–65;
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