MALACOSTRACAN
\mˈalɐkˌɒstɹakən], \mˈalɐkˌɒstɹakən], \m_ˈa_l_ɐ_k_ˌɒ_s_t_ɹ_a_k_ə_n]\
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mal-a-kos'tra-kan, n. an individual belonging to a sub-class of crustaceans, including the shrimps, lobsters, &c.--adj. belonging to this class--also MALACOS'TRACOUS.--adj. MALACOSTRACOLOG'ICAL.--ns. MALACOSTRACOL'OGIST; MALACOSTRACOL'OGY. [Gr. malakos, soft, ostrakon, a shell.]
By Thomas Davidson
