"branchiopod" in the noun sense
1. branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod, branchiopodan
aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
"branchiopod" in the adjective sense
1. branchiopod, branchiopodan, branchiopodous
of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
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