hardbacks
plural of hardback

herdesses
plural of herdess

hermit crab
A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.

hermit crabs
plural of hermit crab

hoplomachi
plural of hoplomachus.

hoplomachoi
plural of hoplomachos.

hoplomachos
Alternative form of hoplomachus.

hoplomachus
A heavily armed gladiator in ancient Rome.

hypoflexus
A flexus between the protocone and the hypocone.

ilia
plural of ilium

innixion
A leaning or resting upon something; an instance of a thing being supported by another; innitency.

innixions
plural of innixion

isopod
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

isopods
plural of isopod

jordanites
plural of jordanite

kabutos
plural of kabuto

kairoi
plural of kairos

kairos
A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.

king crab
Any highly prized crab-like crustacean in the subfamily Lithodinae.
A king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
A horseshoe crab (Xiphosura spp.).

king crabs
plural of king crab

kuna
The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

kunas
plural of kuna

kune
plural of kuna

lady crab
Any of various crabs known for their elegant appearance or colouring.
Ovalipes ocellatus (leopard crab, calico crab, ocellated crab)

lairdesses
plural of lairdess

lamel
Alternative form of lamella.

lamella
A thin, plate-like structure.
A thin, plate-like structure.

lamellae
plural of lamella

lamellas
plural of lamella

lamels
plural of lamel

land crabs
plural of land crab

landhopper
Any of the terrestrial talitrids.

landhoppers
plural of landhopper

laura
A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

laurae
plural of laura

lauras
plural of laura

lavra
Alternative form of laura.

lavrae
plural of lavra

lavras
plural of lavra

lepas
Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.

lepases
plural of lepas

leucon
A complex sponge structure in which chambers lined with choanocytes are connected by a network of canals

leucons
plural of leucon

leucorrhoea
Alternative spelling of leukorrhea.

leucorrhoeas
plural of leucorrhoea

leukorrhoea
Alternative form of leukorrhea.

limnoria
A member of the genus Limnoria of shipworms.

limnorias
plural of limnoria

lobster
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:
Various other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:
A soldier or officer of the imperial British Army (due to their red or scarlet uniform).
An Australian twenty-dollar note, due to its reddish-orange colour.

lobsters
plural of lobster

lockchest
Alternative form of lockchester (“woodlouse”).

lockchester
Synonym of woodlouse.

lockchesters
plural of lockchester

lockchests
plural of lockchest

lophogastrids
plural of lophogastrid

lugdor
the woodlouse

lugdors
plural of lugdor

luncheterias
plural of luncheteria

lydia
plural of lydion

malacostracans
plural of malacostracan

mancae
plural of manca

mantis shrimp
A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

mantis shrimps
plural of mantis shrimp

marbled crayfish
Procambarus virginalis; an all-female species of crayfish that reproduces without sex.
An individual of the species.

marmorkrebs
Alternative form of Marmorkrebs.

marron
A sweet chestnut.

marronage
Alternative form of maroonage.

marrons
plural of marron

maxillopods
plural of maxillopod

megalopa
The final larval stage found in decapod crustaceans

megalopae
plural of megalopa

megalopas
plural of megalopa

memoria
One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of memory and recall.

menorrhoea
menstrual bleeding

mercaptoles
plural of mercaptole

mesoflexus
A flexus between the mesoloph and the paracone.

mesotheres
plural of mesothere

metaflexus
A flexus in front of the metacone.

metopa
Alternative form of metope.

metopae
plural of metopa

metopas
plural of metopa

mica
Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

micas
plural of mica

micrognathia
micrognathism

miraculum
A miracle.

mole crab
Synonym of sand crab (“crab of the Hippoidea superfamily”).

mole crabs
plural of mole crab

mouthless crab
The crab Cardisoma crassum.
The crab Gecarcinus quadratus.

mud crab
Any of various crabs, principally in families Panopeidae and Xanthidae, that live in or near mud.

mud crabs
plural of mud crab

mudcrab
Alternative form of mud crab.

mudcrabs
plural of mudcrab

mussel shrimp
Synonym of seed shrimp.

mysid
Any crustacean of the order Mysida.
Any crustacean of the family Mysidae.

mysids
plural of mysid

mysis
A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move.

naenia
Alternative form of nenia.

naenias
plural of naenia

nagada
Alternative form of naqareh (“type of drum”).

nagadas
plural of nagada

nagara
A drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.

nagaras
plural of nagara

nobody crab
A sea spider.

nobody crabs
plural of nobody crab

ochleses
plural of ochlesis

ochlesis
Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

oligurias
plural of oliguria

opossum shrimp
mysid shrimp

oreades
plural of oread

ostracod
Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.

ostracode
Alternative form of ostracod.

ostracods
plural of ostracod

ostracoid
Of or pertaining to the ostracods

ostracoids
plural of ostracoid

paki
Alternative letter-case form of Paki.

pakis
plural of paki

palm thief
A coconut crab.

panetela
Alternative form of panatela (“type of cigar”).

panetelas
plural of panetela

para
A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

paraflexus
A flexus in front of the paracone.

parafossette
Synonym of paraflexus.

parafossettes
plural of parafossette

paras
plural of para

parasite
An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back.
A sycophant or hanger-on.
A climbing plant which is supported by a wall, trellis etc.
A retainer or companion of an ancient Celtic warrior, who praised him in song or poetry at gatherings; a bard.
A component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air-launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier; a parasite aircraft.
An isolated (FSDU) (freestanding display unit )

parasites
plural of parasite

partans
plural of partan

pastilla
A Moroccan meat pie, usually of pigeon.

pastillas
plural of pastilla

pea crabs
plural of pea crab