ENTOMOSTRACA
Entomostraca, subclass Entomostraca
(noun) in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use
Source: WordNet® 3.1
En`to*mos"tra*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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