transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-lə-ˈkäs-tri-kən ]
noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek malakostrakos soft-shelled, from malakos soft + ostrakon shell — more at mollify , oyster
Date: 1835
: any of a large subclass (Malacostraca) of crustaceans having a thorax consisting of eight segments usually covered by a carapace and including the decapods and isopods
• malacostracan adjective