pectostracan

pectostracan, a. and n. Zool.

(pɛkˈtɒstrəkən)

[f. mod. Zool. L. Pectostraca (f. Gr. πηκτ-ός congealed + ὄστρακον tile, potsherd, shell) + -an.]

a. adj. Belonging to the division Pectostraca of Crustacea in Huxley's classification, a synonym of Cirripedia. b. n. A crustacean belonging to this division, a cirriped. So pecˈtostracous a.