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phyllosome Zool.|ˈfɪləsəʊm| [ad. mod.L. Phyllosōma, f. Gr. ϕύλλο-ν leaf + σῶµα body: see quot. 1858.] The larval form of certain macrurous crustaceans (formerly supposed to be adult forms constituting a separate group); a glass-crab.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xv. 59 The most remarkable animals belonging to the order [Stomapods] are the Phyllosomes of Dr. Leach. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Phyllosoma, name of a crustaceous animal with phylloid or bladder-like sacs attached to the hinder part of the body: a phyllosome. |