Peracarida

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πήρα (pḗra, pouch) + καρίς (karís, shrimp).

Proper noun

Peracarida

  1. A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Eumalacostraca – many crustaceans that have the first thoracic segment united with the head, the cephalothorax usually larger than the abdomen, and some thoracic segments free from the carapace.

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