a. and sb. Zool. [f. mod.L. Tanaidæ, f. generic name Tanais.] a. adj. Of or pertaining to the Tanaidæ, a family of cheliferous isopod crustaceans, typified by the genus Tanais. b. sb. A member of this family.
1893. Stebbing, Crustacea, xxi. 327. The marital Tanaid frequently sacrifices his mouth-organs to the enormous development of his chelipeds.
