‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a sprout + &unr_; a horn. ] (Zool.) An order of the Entomostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two pairs of antenæ, for use in swimming. They mostly inhabit fresh water. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia. Syn. -- genus Cladonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a sprout + &unr_; a leaf. ] (Bot.) A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent foliage of the broom (Ruscus) and of the common cultivated smilax (Myrsiphillum). [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms, Syn.cladistic analysis
(n) type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia, Syn.genus Cladonia
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