cladoceran

[kluh-dos-er-uhn]

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noun

any or several small, transparent crustaceans of the order Cladocera, having the body covered by a bivalve shell from which the head and antennae extend.

cladoceran

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any minute freshwater crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas

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1905–10; < New Latin Cladocer ( a ) ( clado- clado- + -cera, neuter plural of -cerus horned; cero- ) + -an

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C19: from New Latin Cladocera, from Greek klados shoot + keras horn

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Examples have not been reviewed.

In point of size a Cladoceran of 5 mm. is spoken of as colossal.

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