Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the characters of Entomostraca.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Belonging to the Entomostracans.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology, archaic Belonging to the Entomostraca, a former
subclass ofcrustaceans .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word entomostracous.
Examples
-
In deep water, far from the land, the number of living creatures is extremely small: south of the latitude 35°, I never succeeded in catching anything besides some beroe, and a few species of minute entomostracous crustacea.
-
In deep water, far from the land, the number of living creatures is extremely small: south of the latitude 35°, I never succeeded in catching anything besides some beroe, and a few species of minute entomostracous crustacea.
-
In deep water, far from the land, the number of living creatures is extremely small: south of the latitude 35°, I never succeeded in catching anything besides some beroe, and a few species of minute entomostracous crustacea.
Chapter VIII 1909
-
In deep water, far from the land, the number of living creatures is extremely small: south of the latitude 35 degrees, I never succeeded in catching anything besides some beroe, and a few species of minute entomostracous crustacea.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.