ostracod

== English == === Alternative forms === ostracode ostracoid (obsolete) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀστρακώδης (ostrakṓdēs, “covered with shell”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot; shell”); compare translingual Ostracoda. === Noun === ostracod (plural ostracods) Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell. ==== Synonyms ==== (any species of Ostracoda): seed shrimp ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cat doors, cortados == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ostracode. === Noun === ostracod n (plural ostracode) ostracod ==== Declension ====