"oniscidean" meaning in English

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          "text": "Nevertheless, these studies strongly suggest that arginine is not an essential amino acid in oniscideans.",
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          "text": "The oniscidean digestive system has been extensively studied and well described in both slaters and sowbugs (Hames and Hopkin 1989; Štrus et al. 1995).[…]Frequent moulting is an important characteristic of juvenile and adult oniscideans and is related to growth, renewal of the cuticle and reproduction in mature females.",
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