单词 | malacostracan |
释义 | malacostracan /mal'euh kos"treuh keuhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc. n. 2. a malacostracan crustacean. [1825-35; < NL Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea ( < Gk, neut. pl. of MALAKÓSTRAKOS soft-shelled, equiv. to malak- MALACO- + -ostrakos, adj. deriv. of óstrakon shell (of mollusks, etc.); cf. OSTRACIZE) + -AN] |
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