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ὀστρακόδερμος

ὀστρακόδερμος, with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled

ὀστρᾰκό-δερμος, ον,
  • with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled, καρκίνοι Batr. 295; ὀ. ζῷα testaceans or molluscs (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.

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