ostracod

ostracod
OSTRACÓD, ostracode, s.n. (La pl.) Ordin de crustacee inferioare mici, cu corpul nesegmentat, adăpostit într-o cochilie bivalvă; (la sg.) animal care face parte din acest ordin. – Din fr. ostracodes.
Trimis de ana_zecheru, 14.05.2004. Sursa: DEX '98

ostracód s. n., pl. ostracóde
Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic

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  • ostracod — noun Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble shrimps enclosed in a bivalve shell …   Wiktionary

  • ostracod — [ ɒstrəkɒd] noun Zoology a minute aquatic crustacean of the class Ostracoda, which have a hinged shell from which the antennae protrude. Origin from mod. L. Ostracoda, from Gk ostrakōdēs testaceous , from ostrakon shell …   English new terms dictionary

  • ostracod — os·tra·cod …   English syllables

  • ostracod — os•tra•cod [[t]ˈɒs trəˌkɒd[/t]] n. ivt seed shrimp • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL Ostracoda name of the subclass < Gk ostrakṓdēs=óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize) + ōdēs ode os tra•co′dan ˈkoʊd n adj …   From formal English to slang

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