cladocera

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cladocera - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cladocera \Cla*doc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sprout + ? a
     horn.] (Zool.)
     An order of the Entomostraca.
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     Note: They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not
           the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two
           pairs of anten[ae], for use in swimming. They mostly
           inhabit fresh water.
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