English noun: Malacostraca | |||
1. | Malacostraca (animal) largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies | ||
Synonyms | subclass Malacostraca | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | Amphipoda, Decapoda, Euphausiacea, Isopoda, malacostracan crustacean, Mysidacea, order Amphipoda, order Decapoda, order Euphausiacea, order Isopoda, order Mysidacea | ||
Member meronym | class Crustacea, Crustacea | ||