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Anaspidacea

plural noun
An·​as·​pi·​da·​cea | \ əˌnaspəˈdāshēə, (ˌ)aˌn-\

Definition of Anaspidacea 

: an order of crustaceans (Malacostraca) like shrimp that have mostly biramous thoracic limbs and deposit their eggs among water plants or under stones

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First Known Use of Anaspidacea

1904, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anaspidacea

New Latin, from Anaspides, genus of crustaceans (from an- + -aspides, from Greek aspid-, aspis shield) + -acea

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