Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Thoracostraca"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thoracostraca \Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL. See {Thorax}, and
{Ostracoid}, a.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or
carapec? ??niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites
to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and
similar species.
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