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Definitions for malacostracan
ˌmæl əˈkɒs trə kənmala·cos·tra·can

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  1. malacostracannoun

    Any of very many crustaceans of the class Malacostraca

Wikipedia

  1. malacostracan

    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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Malacostracannoun

    one of the Malacostraca

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Malacostracan

    mal-a-kos′tra-kan, n. an individual belonging to a sub-class of crustaceans, including the shrimps, lobsters, &c.—adj. belonging to this class—also Malacos′tracous.—adj. Malacostracolog′ical.—ns. Malacostracol′ogist; Malacostracol′ogy. [Gr. malakos, soft, ostrakon, a shell.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of malacostracan in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of malacostracan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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