Branchiopoda
Pronunciation : Bran"chi*o*poda
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. -poda: cf. F. branchiopode.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913