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cumacean
/
kjʊˈmeɪʃ
ə
n
/
noun
1.
any small malacostracan marine crustacean of the
Cumacea
family, mostly dwelling on the sea bed but sometimes found among the plankton
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the
Cumacea
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin
cuma,
from Greek
kuma
(see
cyma
) +
-ean
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