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Etymology of the English word ostracod

the English word ostracod

derived from the Latin word Ostracoda

derived from the Greek word ostrakodes, ὀστρακώδης

derived from the Greek word ostrakon, ὄστρακον

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ost-

using the Greek suffix -odes, -ώδης

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