poecilopoda Meaning, Definition & Usage

Poe`ci*lop"o*da noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. variegated, manifold + -poda.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs (Limuloidea). (b) By some recent writers applied to the Merostomata.