THORACOSTRACA

Definition: THORACOSTRACA

THORACOSTRACA

Adjective

1. An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Thoracostraca \Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca\, plural noun. [New Latin expression. See Thorax, and Ostracoid,]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: THORACOSTRACA

English words defined with "THORACOSTRACA": Telson. (references)

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Anagrams: THORACOSTRACA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-h-o-o-r-r-s-t-t"
	-4 letters: castrator, cataracts.
	-5 letters: castrato, cataract, catarrhs, coactors, rotators, scrootch, staccato, stoccata, toccatas, tractors, trochars.
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