The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀστρακώδης“covered with shell”
- English todayostracod
From Ancient Greek ὀστρακώδης (ostrakṓdēs, “covered with shell”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot; shell”); compare translingual Ostracoda.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.