branchiopod crustacean
aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding • Syn: branchiopod, branchiopodan • Hypernyms: crustacean • Hyponyms: daphnia, water flea, fairy shrimp, brine shrimp, Artemia salina, tadpole shrimp
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