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Phyllosoma


Phylˊlo-so′ma

(fĭlˊlō̍-sō′mȧ)
,
Noun.
[NL. See
Phyllo-
, and
-some
body.]
(Zool.)
The larva of the spiny lobsters (
Palinurus
and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also
glass-crab
, and
glass-shrimp
.

Definition 2024


phyllosoma

phyllosoma

English

Noun

phyllosoma (plural phyllosomas or phyllosomata)

  1. (zoology) The thin, flat, transparent larval stage of certain lobsters.