seed shrimp

English

Noun

seed shrimp (plural seed shrimps or seed shrimp)

1. An ostracod (class Ostracoda).
   • 1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86:

     Seed shrimps (Ostracoda), usually less than 0.1 inch long, are bivalved (clamlike) crustaceans found in fresh waters of all types.

Synonyms

• mussel shrimp

Translations

ostracod — see ostracod

Anagrams

• midspheres