Leptodora

noun

Lep·​tod·​o·​ra

lepˈtädərə

: a genus (the type of the family Leptodoridae) of freshwater entomostracans of the order Cladocera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lept- + Greek dora hide, from derein to skin, flay (rend)

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