schizopod: Meaning and Definition of

schiz•o•pod

Pronunciation: (skiz'u-pod", skit'su-), [key]
— n.
  1. any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
—adj.
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Schizopoda.
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