Meanings
plural seed shrimps
- An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
Seed shrimps (Ostracoda), usually less than 0.1 inch long, are bivalved (clamlike) crustaceans found in fresh waters of all types.
1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86Synonyms: mussel shrimp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn ostracod (class Ostracoda).
More synonyms by meaning
nountiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
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