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