PHYLLOPODA
Phyl*lop"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -poda.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda.
Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell (Holostraca); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped carapace (Monostraca); in others, like Artemia, there is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented. Sometimes the group is made to include also the Cladocera.
PHYLLOPODOUS
Phyl*lop"o*dous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Phyllopoda.
PHYLLORHINE
Phyl"lo*rhine, a. Etym: [Phyllo- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Phyllorhina and other related genera of bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils.
PHYLLOSOMA
Phyl`lo*so"ma, n. Etym: [NL. See Phyllo-, and -some body.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The larva of the spiny lobsters (Palinurus and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also glass-crab, and glass-shrimp.
PHYLLOSTOME
Phyl"lo*stome, n. Etym: [Phyllo- + Gr. (Zoöl.)