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ostracoda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
os-tra-co-da
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also seed shrimp and mussel shrimp . They were formerly referred to as Ostracoidea . They are of small size, and swim freely about; many are less than 1 mm in length. Microfossils of certain extinct orders have been found extending back to the Cambrian age.

Questions

What does ostracoda mean?
An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also seed shrimp and mussel shrimp . They were formerly referred to as Ostracoidea . They are of small size, and swim freely about; many are less than 1 mm in length. Microfossils of certain extinct orders have been found extending back to the Cambrian age.

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