cladoceran

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noun

Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca

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water flea
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Meanings

nouncladoceran (plural cladocerans)

plural cladocerans

  1. Any of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca

    Synonyms: water flea

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the small crustaceans of the order Cladocera, now often Diplostraca

Similar
water flea

Origin

Cladocera + -an

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APA

cladoceran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladoceran

MLA

“cladoceran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladoceran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cladoceran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cladoceran.

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