noun
aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
• Syn: ↑branchiopod, ↑branchiopodan
• Hypernyms: ↑crustacean
• Hyponyms: ↑daphnia, ↑water flea, ↑fairy shrimp, ↑brine shrimp, ↑Artemia salina, ↑tadpole shrimp
Useful english dictionary. 2012.