μαλακόστρακος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μᾰλᾰκός (malakós, soft) + ὄστρᾰκον (óstrakon, potsherd) + -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος • (malakóstrakos) m or f (neuter μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκον); second declension

  1. soft-shelled, crustaceous
    Antonym: ὀστρᾰκόδερμος (ostrakódermos)

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