1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
   "branchiopod crustaceans are typically found in freshwater habitats";
   - branchiopodan, branchiopodous

1. Aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
   "Brine shrimp are a well-known type of branchiopod crustacean";
   - branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan

Derived forms: branchiopods

Type of: crustacean

Encyclopedia: Branchiopod