Porcellana

noun

Por·​cel·​lana

-ˈlā-,

-ˈlä-

: a cosmopolitan genus of littoral porcelain crabs that is the type of the family Porcellanidae

porcellanian

¦⸗⸗¦⸗nēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Italian, porcelain

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