nəˈbālēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin
: a genus of small marine crustaceans (order Nebaliacea) having the body enclosed in a bivalved carapace, the thoracic feet leaflike, the abdominal feet biramous, and the abdomen composed of eight segments
• ne·ba·li·an -ēən adjective or noun
• ne·ba·li·oid -ēˌȯid adjective or noun