Cumacea

plural noun

Cu·​ma·​cea

kyüˈmāshēə

: an order of small sessile-eyed malacostracan marine crustaceans (division Peracarida) having a carapace formed by fusion of the first three or four thoracic segments with the head

cumacean

(ˈ)⸗¦⸗shən

adjective or noun

cumaceous

-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cuma, type genus (irregular from Greek kyma sprout, wave, anything swollen) + -acea

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