tadpole shrimp

English

a tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus apus)

Noun

tadpole shrimp (plural tadpole shrimps)

A crustacean of the Notostraca order.

Synonyms

(crustacean of the Notostraca): notostracan, shield shrimp

Hyponyms

(crustacean of the Notostraca): Triopsidae - only family; Lepidurus, Triops - genera

Translations

crustacean of the Notostraca

German: Schildkrebs

Further reading

Notostraca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Notostraca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Notostraca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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