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Thesaurus: thoracostraca
An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.
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- a. An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.
- An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec
- An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield orcarapec