Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phyllosoma \Phyl`lo*so"ma\, n. [NL. See {Phyllo-}, and {-some}
   body.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.

Glass-crab \Glass"-crab`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   The larval state ({Phyllosoma}) of the genus {Palinurus} and
   allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines,
   thinness, and transparency. See {Phyllosoma}.