phyllosoma - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'phyllosoma' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phyllosoma

[ n.]

- The larva of the spiny lobsters (Palinurus and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also glass-crab, and glass-shrimp.

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