malacostracous

English

Etymology

From Malacostraca +‎ -ous.

Adjective

malacostracous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Belonging to the Malacostraca.

Related terms

• malacostracan

References

• “malacostracous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.