ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkarədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + -carida (from Greek karid-, karis shrimp, prawn); perhaps akin to Greek kara head — more at cerebral
: a group of Malacostraca comprising forms with the head and thorax enclosed in a chitinous or calcareous bivalve carapace and including Nebaliidae and related extinct families
• phyl·lo·car·i·dan -ədən adjective or noun