Triops

noun

Tri·​ops

ˈtrīˌäps

: a genus of freshwater crustaceans (family Triopidae) having the head and thorax covered with an oval shield-shaped shell and a small third median eye

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tri- + -ops

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