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crustacean

[ kruh-stey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the crustaceans.

crustacean

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noun

  1. any arthropod of the mainly aquatic class Crustacea, typically having a carapace hardened with lime and including the lobsters, crabs, shrimps, woodlice, barnacles, copepods, and water fleas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Crustacea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

crustacean

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  1. Any of various widespread arthropods of the class Crustacea that live mostly in water and have a hard shell, a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Crustaceans include crabs, lobsters, shrimp, barnacles, and copepods.

crustacean

  1. A class of arthropods with shells.
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Notes

Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish are crustaceans.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crustacean1

1825–35; < New Latin Crustace ( a ) (neuter plural) hard-shelled ones ( crust, -acea ) + -an
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crustacean1

C19: from New Latin ³¦°ùÅ«²õ³ÙÄ峦±ð³Ü²õ hard-shelled, from Latin ³¦°ùÅ«²õ³Ù²¹ shell, crust
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Research published in 2023 found that a year after test seabed mining disturbed the ocean floor in Japanese waters, the density of fish, crustaceans and jellyfish in nearby areas was cut in half.

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Speaking of what makes up this most delicious and fragrant stew and despite the name, go on and include shellfish: crustaceans, mollusks or bivalves, anything you like.

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It turns out that, like the antennas on an insect or crustacean, a ray uses its tail to sense its environment.

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He’d acquired the nickname Crawdaddy thanks to congenital bone deposits that bent his arms inward like those of a crustacean.

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EEG style measurements show clear neural reactions in the crustacean's brain during mechanical or chemical stimulation.

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