Cumacea
plural noun
Cu·ma·cea
kyüˈmāshēə
: an order of small sessile-eyed malacostracan marine crustaceans (division Peracarida) having a carapace formed by fusion of the first three or four thoracic segments with the head
cumacean adjective or noun
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗shən
cumaceous adjective
-shəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cuma, type genus (irregular from Greek kyma sprout, wave, anything swollen) + -acea