schizopod

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skiz′ə pod′, skit′sə-)


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schiz•o•pod  (skiz′ə pod′, skit′sə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesany crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.

adj. 
    Also, schi•zop•o•dous  (ski zop′ə dəs, skit sop′-).USA pronunciation belonging or pertaining to the Schizopoda.
    • Neo-Latin Schizopoda; see schizo-, -pod
    • 1835–45

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