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.