MALACOSTRACA

Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca

(noun) largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mal`a*cos"tra*ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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