• (a.) 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.
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Tho`ra·cos'tra·ca noun plural [ New Latin See
Thorax , and
Ostracoid ,
adjective ]
(Zoology) 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 th...
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