branchiopodous

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf Kiemenfüßer bezieht, eine Klasse wasserlebender Krebstiere, zu der Schildkrebse und Wasserflöhe gehören.

An obsolete adjective referring to the branchiopod crustaceans, a class of aquatic animals including fairy shrimp and water fleas.

1. Relating to BranchiopodaC2formalscientific

   Of or pertaining to the subclass Branchiopoda, a group of small, aquatic crustaceans characterized by leaf-like, gill-bearing appendages.

   zu den Kiemenfüßern gehörend

   • The branchiopodous anatomy is adapted for filter-feeding in freshwater environments.
   • Fossil records show branchiopodous species from the Devonian period.
   • The researcher specialized in the branchiopodous fauna of temporary ponds.

   Synonymebranchiopodan