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alima

noun
al·​i·​ma | \ ˈaləmə\
plural -s

Definition of alima

: the newly hatched larva of certain stomatopod crustaceans

First Known Use of alima

1828, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alima

New Latin, from Alima, in older classifications a genus of crustaceans, irregular from Greek halimos of the sea, from hals sea

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