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ostracod

[ os-truh-kod ]

ostracod

/ ˌɒstrəˈkəʊdən; ˈɒstrəˌkɒd /

noun

  1. any minute crustacean of the mainly freshwater subclass Ostracoda, in which the body is enclosed in a transparent two-valved carapace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ostracodan, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ٰ··岹 [os-tr, uh, -, kohd, -n], Dzt·ddzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ostracod1

1860–65; < New Latin Ostracoda name of the subclass < Greek Dzٰṓdŧ, equivalent to óٰ ( on ) shell, tile ( ostracize ) + -ōŧ -ode 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ostracod1

C19: via New Latin from Greek Dzٰōŧ having a shell, from ostrakon shell

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