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notostracan

notostracan noun: any shrimp of the order Notostraca, now the single family Triopsidae (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp).

Noun

notostracan (plural notostracans)

  1. Any shrimp of the order Notostraca, now the single family Triopsidae (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp).

Forms of notostracan

pluralnotostracans

Questions about notostracan

What does notostracan mean?
Notostracan means any shrimp of the order Notostraca, now the single family Triopsidae (tadpole shrimp or shield shrimp).
What part of speech is notostracan?
Notostracan is a noun.
What is the plural of notostracan?
The plural of notostracan is notostracans.

Words near notostracan in the dictionary

  1. notoryctemorphian
  2. notoryctemorphians
  3. notoryctid
  4. notoryctids
  5. Notos
  6. notostracan
  7. notostracans
  8. notostylopid
  9. notostylopids
  10. notosuchian
  11. notosuchians

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