phyllopoda Meaning, Definition & Usage
Phyl*lop"o*da noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a leaf +Definitions
(Zoöl.) An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda ✍ In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell ( Holostraca ); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace (Monostraca ); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera.