branchiopod

bran·chio·pod

noun \ˈbraŋ-kē-ə-ˌpäd\

Definition of BRANCHIOPOD

: any of a group (Branchiopoda) of small usually freshwater crustaceans (as fairy shrimp or water fleas) with usually many pairs of setae-bearing appendages

— branchiopod adjective

Origin of BRANCHIOPOD

ultimately from Greek branchia gills + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 1836

Rhymes with BRANCHIOPOD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, cephalopod, connecting rod, dégringolade, divining rod, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, leveling rod, ornithopod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad