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noun-plural. An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea, both fresh-water and marine.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
An order of minute entomostracous fresh-water and marine Crustacea: so named because their five pairs of feet are mostly used for Swimming.
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n. minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
Word Usage
"For information about the pelagic species Scomber japonicus and its predator/prey interactions with other stocks and with zooplankton (copepoda and mysidacea), see Gonzalez and Bas (1989)."