noun
largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
• Syn: ↑subclass Malacostraca
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Crustacea, ↑class Crustacea
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.