Phyllocarida

plural noun

Phyl·​lo·​car·​i·​da

: a group of Malacostraca comprising forms with the head and thorax enclosed in a chitinous or calcareous bivalve carapace and including Nebaliidae and related extinct families

phyllocaridan

-ədən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyll- + -carida (from Greek karid-, karis shrimp, prawn); perhaps akin to Greek kara head

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