Branchiopoda

[brɑ:ntʃaɪɒpəʊ'də]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas.

錄入:皮埃尔--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n. pl.) An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.

編輯:谢恩