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branchiopoda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bran-chiopo-da
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

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What does branchiopoda mean?
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.

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