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ostracoda |
ostracodan |
ostracoderm |
ostracodermi |
ostracoid |
ostracoidea
| ostrava
| ostrea
| ostrea gigas
| ostreaceous
| ostreaculture
ostracoidea
CIDE DICTIONARY
ostracoidea, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`strakon shell of a testacean + -oid.].
An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about. Now usually written Ostracoda . [1913 Webster]
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