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Triops

noun

type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye

• Syn: ↑genus Triops

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Branchiopoda, ↑subclass Branchiopoda

• Member Meronyms: ↑tadpole shrimp

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\\ˈtrīˌäps\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from tri- + -ops

: a genus of freshwater crustaceans (family Triopidae) having the head and thorax covered with an oval shield-shaped shell and a small third median eye

Useful english dictionary. 2012.