Definitions for ostracod

ostracod os·tra·cod

Spelling: [os-truh-kod]
IPA: /ˈɒs trəˌkɒd/

Ostracod is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 326 anagrams from letters in ostracod (acdoorst).

Definitions for ostracod

noun

  1. seed shrimp.

Origin of ostracod

1860-65; New Latin Ostracoda name of the subclass Greek ostrakṓdēs, equivalent to óstrak(on) shell, tile (see ostracize) + -ōdēs -ode

Examples for ostracod

The most beautiful examples of luminous secretions are found among the ostracod crustacea.

Like the ostracod, the adult cirriped bears little external resemblance to the trilobite.

Animals which do not adhere are generally those (such as ostracod crustacea) which have a hard integument without weak spots.

From the superficial resemblance of the shell to that of an ostracod, this is known as the cypris stage.

Word Value for ostracod
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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