əˌnaspəˈdāshēə, (ˌ)aˌn- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Anaspides, genus of crustaceans (from an- + -aspides, from Greek aspid-, aspis shield) + -acea
: an order of crustaceans (Malacostraca) like shrimp that have mostly biramous thoracic limbs and deposit their eggs among water plants or under stones