About The Word Malacostraca
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Malacostraca
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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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