See Also: peracarid(dictionary)

peracarid (iou)



peracarid noun & adjective. M20.
[mod. Latin Peracarida (see below), from Greek pera pouch + karis small crustacean: see -ID3.]
A. noun. A crustacean belonging to the superorder Peracarida of the class Malacostraca, characterized by a brood pouch in the female and including sand-hoppers (amphipods) and woodlice (isopods). M20.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this superorder. M20.
peracaridan noun = PERACARID noun M20.