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OSTRACOIDEA
Os
`tra *
coi
"
de
*a, n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
-oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
An
order
of
Entomostraca
possessing
hard
bivalve
shells.
They
are
of
small
size,
and
swim
freely
about.
[
Written
also
Ostracoda.
]