Estheria

noun

Es·​the·​ria

esˈthirēə,

eˈsti-

: a genus (sometimes made the type of the family Estheriidae) of small branchiopod crustaceans in which the carapace is developed into a bivalve shell not unlike that of some mollusks and enclosing the whole body

estherian

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗rēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from the name Esther + New Latin -ia

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