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Malacostraca — noun largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies • Syn: ↑subclass Malacostraca • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Crustacea,… … Useful english dictionary
Malacostraca — Temporal range: Cambrian–Recent … Wikipedia
Malacostraca — Mal a*cos tra*ca, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. malako s soft + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo[ o]l.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malacostraca — n. large subclass of the Crustacea … English contemporary dictionary
malacostracan — /mal euh kos treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825 35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut … Universalium
class Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous (for: ↑Crustacea) … Useful english dictionary
Crustacea — noun class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas • Syn: ↑class Crustacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑crustaceous • Hypernyms: ↑class … Useful english dictionary
Entomostraca — is a historical subclass of Crustacea, no longer in technical use. It was originally considered one of the two major lineages of crustaceans (the other being the class Malacostraca), combining all other classes. The Ostracoda have the body… … Wikipedia
Decapoda — noun 1. lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns • Syn: ↑order Decapoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
order Decapoda — noun 1. lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns • Syn: ↑Decapoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
