Anaspidacea
plural noun
An·as·pi·da·cea
əˌnaspəˈdāshēə,
(ˌ)aˌn-
: an order of crustaceans (Malacostraca) like shrimp that have mostly biramous thoracic limbs and deposit their eggs among water plants or under stones
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Anaspides, genus of crustaceans (from an- + -aspides, from Greek aspid-, aspis shield) + -acea
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above