Nebalia

noun

Ne·​ba·​lia

nəˈbālēə

: a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments

nebalian

-ēən

adjective or noun

nebalioid

-ēˌȯid

adjective or noun

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