Thecostracan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thecostracan is a noun meaning Any barnacle etc. of the class Thecostraca (formerly a subclass).
Meaning
Any barnacle etc. of the class Thecostraca (formerly a subclass).
Example Sentences
While nine barnacle species are recorded for the German sectors of the North and Baltic Sea [95 ], the total number of thecostracan species inhabiting the North Sea is unknown.
Word Forms
- thecostracans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include malacostracan, acrothoracican, conchostracan, colomastigid, malacostracean, osteostracan.
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