01 n. pl. An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the …
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An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of gills. It includes the fresh-water genera Branchipus, Apus, and Limnadia, and the genus Artemia found in salt lakes. It is also called Phyllopoda. See Phyllopoda, Cladocera. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.(Zool.) Also: <ord>Phyllopoda</ord> See: Phyllopoda, Cladocera