Definitions for malacostraca
mala·cos·tra·ca

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1. Malacostraca, subclass Malacostracanoun

   largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies

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1. Malacostraca

   Malacostraca (from New Latin; from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós) 'soft', and όστρακον (óstrakon) 'shell') is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing about 40,000 living species, divided among 16 orders. Its members, the malacostracans, display a great diversity of body forms and include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, woodlice, amphipods, mantis shrimp, tongue-eating lice and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are segmented animals, united by a common body plan comprising 20 body segments (rarely 21), and divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen.

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1. malacostraca

   Malacostraca is the largest class of crustaceans, a group of primarily aquatic animals including crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, and many others. They possess a hard exoskeleton which they periodically shed in order to grow, and the majority breathe through gills. They are characterized by their structure, typically having a segmented body, a pair of antennae, and appendages on each segment for various functions such as locomotion, feeding, and sensory reception. These creatures are found in almost all marine and freshwater environments, with certain species living in terrestrial environments too.

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1. Malacostraca

   a subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca

2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + shell of a testacean.]

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1. Malacostraca

   Malacostraca is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, containing over 25,000 extant species, divided among 16 orders. Its members display a greater diversity of body forms than any other class of animals, and include crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, woodlice, scuds, mantis shrimp and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine environments and have also colonised freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are united by a common Bauplan, comprising 20 body segments, divided into a head, thorax and abdomen.

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   The numerical value of malacostraca in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of malacostraca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=malacostraca
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malacostraca
5. ^ Wikidata
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