majoid
/ˈmeɪɔɪd/ /ˈmʌɪɔɪd/(also maioid) Zoology rare
adjective
Resembling or related to the genus Maja; specifically belonging to the group (now a superfamily) Majoidea (formerly Maioidea) of decapod crustaceans, containing the genus Maja and other genera of spider crabs.
noun
A majoid crab.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From Maja + -oid.
- cass-weed
- cast
- cast about (or around or round)
- Castalia
- Castalian
- castanets
- cast a shadow on (or over)
- castaway
- caste
- caste Hindu
- casteism
- casteist
- Castel Gandolfo
- castellan
- castellated
- castellation
- castellations
- Castell-Nedd
- caste mark
- caster
- caster sugar
- cast-for-age
- castigate
- castigation
- castigative