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Webster 1913 Edition
Malacostraca
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Malˊa-cos′tra-ca
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Noun.
pl.
[NL., from Gr.
μαλακόσ
soft + [GREEK] shell of a testacean.] (Zool.)
A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
Definition 2024
Malacostraca
Malacostraca
Translingual
Proper noun
Malacostraca
- A taxonomic class within the subphylum Crustacea – most crustacea - crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc., which have soft shells after moulting.
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum
Hyponyms
- (class): Eumalacostraca, Hoplocarida, Phyllocarida - subclasses