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单词 malacostracan
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Definition of malacostracan in English:

malacostracan

noun ˌmaləˈkɒstrək(ə)nˌmaləˈkästrəkən
Zoology
  • A crustacean of the large class Malacostraca, such as a crab, shrimp, or lobster.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both the fishing and farming of malacostracans can be environmentally damaging.
    • Shifts between aquatic and terrestrial habitats were likely promoted by the availability of malacostracans in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
    • Malacostracans play such an important role in aquatic ecosystems that their conservation is an important issue.
    • Malacostracans exhibit the hard, calcified exoskeleton typical of crustaceans.
    • The mouth of malacostracans leads to a two-chambered stomach, which possesses a grinding structure called the gastric mill.
adjective ˌmaləˈkɒstrək(ə)nˌmaləˈkästrəkən
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting malacostracans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several malacostracan species are important in aquaculture and food industries.
    • In a study of 47 species of malacostracan arthropods, Becker found that most of the taxa were not heavily fouled.
    • Therefore, the homology of entomostracan and malacostracan neuronal stem cells remains uncertain.
    • Classical eyestalk ablation experiments have demonstrated that malacostracan reproduction is under sinus gland control.
    • Neuroblasts in many malacostracan crustaceans arise and behave differently from their counterparts in Drosophila.
 
 

Definition of malacostracan in US English:

malacostracan

nounˌmaləˈkästrəkən
Zoology
  • A crustacean of the large class Malacostraca, such as a crab, shrimp, or lobster.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mouth of malacostracans leads to a two-chambered stomach, which possesses a grinding structure called the gastric mill.
    • Shifts between aquatic and terrestrial habitats were likely promoted by the availability of malacostracans in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
    • Malacostracans play such an important role in aquatic ecosystems that their conservation is an important issue.
    • Both the fishing and farming of malacostracans can be environmentally damaging.
    • Malacostracans exhibit the hard, calcified exoskeleton typical of crustaceans.
adjectiveˌmaləˈkästrəkən
Zoology
  • Relating to or denoting malacostracans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neuroblasts in many malacostracan crustaceans arise and behave differently from their counterparts in Drosophila.
    • Classical eyestalk ablation experiments have demonstrated that malacostracan reproduction is under sinus gland control.
    • Therefore, the homology of entomostracan and malacostracan neuronal stem cells remains uncertain.
    • Several malacostracan species are important in aquaculture and food industries.
    • In a study of 47 species of malacostracan arthropods, Becker found that most of the taxa were not heavily fouled.
 
 
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