Pl. -opods, -opoda. [f. BRANCHIO- + Gr. πούς, ποδ-ός foot: cf. Fr. branchiopode.] lit. ‘Gill-footed,’—a member of the Crustacean order distinguished by having the gills upon the feet. Also attrib.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. 81. In the … Branchiopod Crustacea the long dorsal vessel is also found.
1836. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., I. 755/2. In the Branchiopods … the body consists of a long series of rings.
1862. Wood, Nat. Hist., 732. The gills are attached to the feet, and they are therefore termed Branchiopoda.
Hence Branchiopodous a.
1836. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., I. 692/1. The young of Balanids … closely resemble some of the branchiopodous crustacea.
