Phyllosoma /(fĭl`lō̇*sō"mȧ)/
Phyl·lo·so·ma
Phyllosoma
n.
- The larva of the spiny lobsters (Palinurus and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also glass-crab, and glass-shrimp. (Zool.)