ne·ba·lia \nəˈbālēə\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments • ne·ba·li·an\-ēən\adjective or noun • ne·ba·li·oid\-ēˌȯid\adjective or noun