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Malacostraca

Malacostraca Meaning & Definition
Malacostraca Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Malacostraca?

[n] largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies

Synonyms | Synonyms for Malacostraca: subclass Malacostraca

Related Terms | Find terms related to Malacostraca:

See Also | Amphipoda | category | class | class Crustacea | Crustacea | Decapoda | Euphausiacea | family | Isopoda | malacostracan crustacean | Mysidacea | order Amphipoda | order Decapoda | order Euphausiacea | order Isopoda | order Mysidacea

Malacostraca In Webster's Dictionary

\Mal`a*cos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? soft + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.

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