- branchiopod, branchiopodan, branchiopodous - of or relating to or characteristic of the subclass Branchiopoda
- branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod, branchiopodan - aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
--1 is a kind of crustacean
--1 has particulars:daphnia, water flea; fairy shrimp; brine shrimp, Artemia salina; tadpole shrimp