Thalassinidea

plural noun

Tha·​las·​si·​nid·​ea

thəˌlasəˈnidēə

: a subtribe of Anomura including small crustaceans with a thin flexible carapace, long soft abdomen, and unsymmetrical chelae that burrow in sand or mud along seashores compare ghost shrimp

thalassinidean

⸗¦⸗⸗¦nidēən

noun or adjective

thalassinoid

thəˈlasəˌnȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Thalassina, genus of crustaceans (from thalass- + -ina) + -idea

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