Seed shrimp
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell wordnet
Example
More examples"Seed shrimps (Ostracoda), usually less than 0.1 inch long, are bivalved (clamlike) crustaceans found in fresh waters of all types."