malacostracan

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noun

Any of very many crustaceans of the class Malacostraca.

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Meanings

nounmalacostracan (plural malacostracans)

plural malacostracans

  1. biologyAny of very many crustaceans of the class Malacostraca.

Origin

From Malacostraca + -an.

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APA

malacostracan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malacostracan

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“malacostracan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malacostracan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malacostracan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malacostracan.

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