cladoceran

English

Daphnia pulex, a freshwater cladoceran

Etymology

Cladocera +‎ -an

Noun

cladoceran (plural cladocerans)

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

Synonyms

• water flea

Hypernyms

• diplostracan
  • phyllopod
    • branchiopod
      • crustacean

See also

• cladoceran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia