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Protocaris

noun
Pro·​toc·​a·​ris | \ prəˈtäkərə̇s\

Definition of Protocaris

: the oldest known branchiopod genus found in the Lower Cambrian of Vermont and consisting of small crustaceans resembling Triops

History and Etymology for Protocaris

New Latin, from prot- + -caris

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