Thalassinidea
plural noun
Tha·las·si·nid·ea
thəˌlasəˈnidēə
: a subtribe of Anomura including small crustaceans with a thin flexible carapace, long soft abdomen, and unsymmetrical chelae that burrow in sand or mud along seashores compare ghost shrimp
thalassinidean noun or adjective
⸗¦⸗⸗¦nidēən
thalassinoid adjective
thəˈlasəˌnȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Thalassina, genus of crustaceans (from thalass- + -ina) + -idea
- nonadmission
- nonadmissions
- nonadults
- nonae
- nonaerosol
- nonaesthetic
- nonaffiliated
- nonaffluent
- nonage
- nonaged
- nonagenarian
- nonagenarians
- nonages
- nonagesimal
- nonagesimals
- nonaggression
- nonaggression pact
- nonaggression treaty
- nonaggression treaty/pact
- nonaggressions
- nonaggressive
- nonagon
- nonagons
- nonagreement
- nonagreements