Estheria
noun
Es·the·ria
esˈthirēə,
eˈsti-
: a genus (sometimes made the type of the family Estheriidae) of small branchiopod crustaceans in which the carapace is developed into a bivalve shell not unlike that of some mollusks and enclosing the whole body
estherian adjective or noun
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗rēən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably from the name Esther + New Latin -ia