'Branchiopod' definitions:
Definition of 'branchiopod'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda [syn: branchiopod, branchiopodan, branchiopodous]
noun
Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding [syn: branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod, branchiopodan]
Definition of 'Branchiopod'
From: GCIDE
- Branchiopod \Bran"chi*o*pod\, n. One of the Branchiopoda. [1913 Webster]