Porcellanidae

plural noun

Por·​cel·​la·​ni·​dae

: a large family of anomuran crustaceans that resemble the true crabs and comprise the porcelain crabs and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Porcellana, type genus + -idae

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