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adj
Relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Cumacea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: bodotriid, ceratocumatid, diastylid, gynodiastylid, lampropid, leuconid, nannastacid, pseudocumatid
noun
Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy, zoology
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Synonyms: hooded shrimp, comma shrimp
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: bodotriid, ceratocumatid, diastylid, gynodiastylid, lampropid, leuconid, nannastacid, pseudocumatid
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱúh1mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *kūmə Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă)bor. Translingual Cuma Proto-Indo-European *-eh2-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceader. Translingual -acea taxonomic name Cumacea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English cumacean From taxonomic name Cumacea + -an, from the genus Cuma. Further from Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “wave; fetus, embryo”), Proto-Hellenic *kūmə and Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh1- (“to swell”).
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