phyllosoma

English

Noun

phyllosoma (plural phyllosomas or phyllosomata)

  1. (zoology) The thin, flat, transparent larval stage of certain lobsters.
    Synonym: glass crab

Usage notes

It was formerly thought of as a separate organism, in the family Phylloma

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