| 单词 | malacostracan |
| 释义 | malacostracan[ mal-uh-kos-truh-kuhn ] / ˌmæl əˈkɒs trə kən / adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. nouna malacostracan crustacean. Origin of malacostracan1825–35; <New Latin Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea (<Greek, neuter plural of malakóstrakos soft-shelled, equivalent to malak-malaco- + -ostrakos, adj. derivative of óstrakon shell (of mollusks, etc.); cf. ostracize) + -an Words nearby malacostracanmalacophily, malacophyllous, malacoplakia, malacopterygian, malacosis, malacostracan, malacotic, maladaptation, maladapted, maladaptive, maladdress Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malacostracan
British Dictionary definitions for malacostracanmalacostracan / (ˌmæləˈkɒstrəkən) / nounany crustacean of the subclass or group Malacostraca, including lobsters, crabs, woodlice, sand hoppers, and opossum shrimps adjective Also: malacostracousof, relating to, or belonging to the Malacostraca Word Origin for malacostracanC19: from New Latin, from Greek malakōstrakos, from malaco- + ostrakon shell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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