Caridean

/kæˈrɪdiən/ adjective

Relating to or belonging to the superfamily Caridea of shrimp and prawns.

Formed from 'caridea' with the adjective suffix '-an'. This descriptor developed alongside modern crustacean taxonomy in the 19th-20th centuries.

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