Definition of Malacostraca in English:
Malacostraca
plural nounˌmaləˈkɒstrəkəˌmaləˈkästrəkə
Zoology A large class of crustaceans which includes crabs, shrimps, lobsters, isopods, and amphipods. They have compound eyes, which are typically on stalks.
Example sentencesExamples
- Development ranges from direct to metamorphic among members of class Malacostraca.
- On the whole the maxillopodan groups Ostracoda and Cirripedia and the Malacostraca have left the most significant fossil records.
- The other two types of larvae, Zoea and Megalopae, are only found in members of Malacostraca.
- Both volumes begin with a general introduction to the Malacostraca, followed by a historical overview of the most important contributions to Australian carcinology over the past 200 years.
- Maxillopoda and Malacostraca are by far the most diverse of the groups and contain most animals you might typically recognize as crustaceans.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from malaco- 'soft' + Greek ostrakon 'shell'.
Definition of Malacostraca in US English:
Malacostraca
plural nounˌmaləˈkästrəkə
Zoology A large class of crustaceans which includes crabs, shrimps, lobsters, isopods, and amphipods. They have compound eyes, which are typically on stalks.
Example sentencesExamples
- Both volumes begin with a general introduction to the Malacostraca, followed by a historical overview of the most important contributions to Australian carcinology over the past 200 years.
- Maxillopoda and Malacostraca are by far the most diverse of the groups and contain most animals you might typically recognize as crustaceans.
- Development ranges from direct to metamorphic among members of class Malacostraca.
- The other two types of larvae, Zoea and Megalopae, are only found in members of Malacostraca.
- On the whole the maxillopodan groups Ostracoda and Cirripedia and the Malacostraca have left the most significant fossil records.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from malaco- ‘soft’ + Greek ostrakon ‘shell’.