Entomostraca

plural noun

En·​to·​mos·​tra·​ca

ˌentəˈmästrə̇kə

in some classifications

: a subclass of Crustacea comprising the Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Cirripedia, groups regarded by most modern systematists as too diverse for inclusion in a single subclass, the name then being used as a term of convenience without taxonomic implications

entomostracan

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗kən

adjective or noun

entomostracous

-kəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from entom- + -ostraca (from Greek ostrakon earthen vessel, potsherd, shell)

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