cumacean

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /kjuˈmeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === cumacean (plural cumaceans) (taxonomy, zoology) Any small marine crustacean of the order Cumacea, closely related to tanaidaceans. Synonyms: hooded shrimp, comma shrimp Hyponyms: bodotriid, ceratocumatid, diastylid, gynodiastylid, lampropid, leuconid, nannastacid, pseudocumatid ==== Related terms ==== comma shrimp (by eggcorn with Cuma/Cumacea) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cumacean (comparative more cumacean, superlative most cumacean) (taxonomy, zoology) Relating to, characteristic of, or belonging to the Cumacea. Hyponyms: bodotriid, ceratocumatid, diastylid, gynodiastylid, lampropid, leuconid, nannastacid, pseudocumatid ==== Translations ==== === References === Cumacea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cumacea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cumacea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons