Leucifer

noun

Leu·​ci·​fer

ˈlüsəfə(r)

: a genus of free-swimming slender macruran crustaceans that is sometimes made the type of a distinct family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration (influenced by New Latin leuc-) of Latin lucifer morning star

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