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cladoceran

cladoceran noun: any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca.

cladoceran: any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca
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Noun

cladoceran (plural cladocerans)

  1. Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca
    Synonyms:
    water flea

Synonyms of cladoceran

Forms of cladoceran

pluralcladocerans

Origin of cladoceran

Cladocera + -an

Questions about cladoceran

What does cladoceran mean?
Cladoceran means any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca.
What part of speech is cladoceran?
Cladoceran is a noun.
What is the plural of cladoceran?
The plural of cladoceran is cladocerans.

Words near cladoceran in the dictionary

  1. clado-
  2. cladobranch
  3. cladobranchs
  4. cladocarpic
  5. cladocarpous
  6. cladoceran
  7. cladocerans
  8. cladocerous
  9. cladochytriaceous
  10. cladode
  11. cladodes

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