malacostracés

Definitions of malacostracés
  1. noun
    a major subclass of crustaceans
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    types:
    isopodes
    any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
    cloporte
    any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
    type of:
    crustacé
    any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
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