Cladocera

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”) and κέρας (kéras, “horn”)

Proper noun

Cladocera

  1. Water fleas and related crustaceans
    1. Synonym of Diplostraca
    2. A taxonomic order within the infraclass Diplostraca.
    3. A taxonomic suborder within the order Diplostraca.

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