meaning of malacostraca
1. A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.
2. largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
Related Words
malacostraca | malacostracan | malacostracan crustacean |
