Noun: ostracod 'ós-tru,kód
- Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
"ostracod are often used as indicators of water quality in ecological studies";
- seed shrimp, mussel shrimp
Derived forms: ostracods
Type of: crustacean
Part of: Ostracoda, subclass Ostracoda
Encyclopedia: Ostracod