Where does “peracarid” come from?

peracarid (English) comes from Translingual Peracarida, from Ancient Greek πήρα — bag, haversack, pouch, wallet.

peracarid (English): Any crustacean of the superorder Peracarida

Definitions

  1. Any crustacean of the superorder Peracarida

Ancestry of “peracarid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPeracaridasuperorder
2Ancient Greekπήραbag, haversack, pouch, wallet
Every word from Ancient Greek πήρα →Every word from Translingual Peracarida →
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