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subclass Malacostraca, n.

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

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member holonym

Crustacea, class Crustacea

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member meronym

malacostracan crustacean Decapoda, order Decapoda Euphausiacea, order Euphausiacea Mysidacea, order Mysidacea Isopoda, order Isopoda Amphipoda, order Amphipoda