Branchiopod

/bræŋˈkioʊpɑd/ noun

Any small aquatic crustacean with leaf-like appendages that function as both gills and swimming legs.

From Greek 'branchia' (gill) + 'pous' (foot). Describes the distinctive feature where limbs evolved gill-like projections, combining locomotion and respiration.

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