Word: ostracod
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: os
tra
cod
Definition: Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Morphemes:
Affix: ostracod
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστρακώδης
Language: grc
Decoded: ostrakodes
Meaning: covered with shell