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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mal•a•cos•tra•can (mal′ə kos′trə kən),USA pronunciation adj. - Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
n. - Invertebratesa malacostracan crustacean.
- Greek, neuter plural of malakóstrakos soft-shelled, equivalent. to malak- malaco- + -ostrakos, adjective, adjectival derivative of óstrakon shell (of mollusks, etc.); compare ostracize) + -an
- Neo-Latin Malacostrac(a) order of crustacea (
- 1825–35
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