Tanaidacea

plural noun

Tan·​a·​ida·​cea

ˌtanēəˈdāshēə

: a small order of malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) often included in the Isopoda and intermediate in character between that order and the Cumacea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tanaid-, Tanais, genus of crustaceans (from Latin Tanais the river Don, from Greek Tanaïs) + -acea

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