Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CLADOCERA
Cla *doc "e *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of the Entomostraca.
Note: They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenæ, for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Cladocera
Cla doc er a |kləˈdäsərə kləˈdɑsərə |Zoology an order of minute branchiopod crustaceans that includes the water fleas. They typically have a transparent shell enclosing the trunk, and large antennae that are used for swimming. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek klados ‘branch or root ’ + keras ‘horn ’ (because of the branched antennae ).
cladoceran
cla doc er an |kləˈdäsərən kləˈdɑsərən |Zoology ▶noun a minute branchiopod crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas. ▶adjective relating to or denoting cladocerans.
Oxford Dictionary
Cladocera
Cladocera |kləˈdɒs (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Zoology an order of minute branchiopod crustaceans which includes the water fleas. They typically have a transparent shell enclosing the trunk, and large antennae which are used for swimming. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek klados ‘branch or root ’ + keras ‘horn ’ (because of the branched antennae ).
cladoceran
cladoceran |kləˈdɒs (ə )r (ə )n |Zoology ▶noun a minute branchiopod crustacean of the order Cladocera, which includes the water fleas. ▶adjective relating to or denoting cladocerans.
Duden Dictionary
Cladocera
Cla do ce ra Pluralwort Zoologie , die |Clad o cera |die Cladocera (Plural ) Kladozeren
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