prop. n. An order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace, including the fairy shrimps and the brine shrimps.
‖ n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; cut in pieces + &unr_; burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea. ] (Zoöl.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the
a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Entomostraca. --
a. (Anat.) Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular ligament of a joint. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr.
n. (Zool.) One of the
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. [ Tetra- + carpellary. ] (Bot.) Composed of four carpels. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Thorax, and Ostracoid, a. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species. [ 1913 Webster ]