cumacean


cumacean

(kjʊˈmeɪʃən) n (Animals) any small malacostracan marine crustacean of the Cumacea family, mostly dwelling on the sea bed but sometimes found among the planktonadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cumacea[C19: from New Latin cuma, from Greek kuma (see cyma) + -ean]