Anaspidacea

plural noun

An·​as·​pi·​da·​cea

əˌnaspəˈdāshēə,

(ˌ)aˌn-

: an order of crustaceans (Malacostraca) like shrimp that have mostly biramous thoracic limbs and deposit their eggs among water plants or under stones

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anaspides, genus of crustaceans (from an- + -aspides, from Greek aspid-, aspis shield) + -acea

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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