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phyllopod

phyllopod noun: any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves.

Noun

phyllopod (plural phyllopods)

  1. Any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves

Forms of phyllopod

pluralphyllopods

Origin of phyllopod

From phyllo- + -pod.

Questions about phyllopod

What does phyllopod mean?
Phyllopod means any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves.
What part of speech is phyllopod?
Phyllopod is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllopod?
The plural of phyllopod is phyllopods.

Words near phyllopod in the dictionary

  1. phyllophyllins
  2. phyllophyte
  3. phyllophytes
  4. phylloplane
  5. phylloplanes
  6. phyllopod
  7. phyllopodia
  8. phyllopodial
  9. phyllopodiform
  10. phyllopodium
  11. phyllopodous

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