ὀστρᾰκό-δερμος,ον,
A. with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled, καρκίνοι
Batr. 295
;ὀ. ζῷα testaceansormolluscs(excl. cuttle-fishes), opp.μαλακόστρακα, Arist. HA 523b9 , cf. 590a19 , Thphr. HP 4.6.8 , Ath. 3.89f , Jul. Or. 6.193b ; also of certain crabs, Arist. HA 601a18 ; of eggs, ib. 489b14 .