schizopoda Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea

WordNet

Schi*zop"o*da noun plural
Etymology
NL. See Schizo-, and -poda.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for swimming.

Webster 1913