Branchiopod (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The study of branchiopod crustaceans is essential for understanding the evolution of the group.
- Researchers investigated the feeding habits of branchiopod species in the temporary pools.
- Most branchiopod animals spend their larval stage in water, which prepares them for their life after hatching.
- A key feature of a branchiopod species is its shell-brooding habit used primarily in care for the young.
- By analyzing fossil evidence, the scientists linked the newly found fossil remains to branchiopod crustaceans found still living today.