stomatopod

stomatopod
/stoh mat"euh pod', stoh"meuh teuh-/, n.
any crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, having a carapace that does not cover the posterior thorax and a broad abdomen bearing gills on the appendages.
[1875-80; STOMATO- + -POD]

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