Definition of malacostracan crustacean Malacostracan crustacean
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| malacostracan crustacean - a major subclass of crustaceans | ||
| crustacean any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | ||
| malacostraca, subclass malacostraca largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies | ||
| krill shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales | ||
| opossum shrimp shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs | ||
| isopod any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling | ||
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