Phyllopoda

plural noun

Phyl·​lop·​o·​da

fə̇ˈläpədə

in some especially former classifications

: a group comprising entomostracan crustaceans with leaflike swimming appendages that serve as gills, mandibles without palpi, and reduced maxillae: such as

a

: branchiopoda

b

: an order or suborder coextensive with the combined orders Anostraca, Notostraca, and Conchostraca

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -poda

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