Resembling or having characteristics similar to shrimp; shaped like or structurally similar to members of Caridea.
From 'carid' combined with '-oid' (resembling or similar to). This descriptive suffix became popular in the 19th century for comparing body structures across species.
The '-oid' suffix lets scientists say 'shaped like a shrimp' without describing every single detail—it's a linguistic shortcut that scientists use constantly to compare creatures across the animal kingdom.
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