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crustaceous

[ kruh-stey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.
  2. having a hard covering or crust.


crustaceous

/ ʌˈٱɪʃə /

adjective

  1. forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
  2. zoology another word for crustacean
“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
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ԴDzcܲ·ٲcdzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crustaceous1

First recorded in 1640–50, crustaceous is from the New Latin word ū峦ܲ (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous
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Example Sentences

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The organisms examined for the study were two common types of crustaceous zooplankton that differ in size and feeding behavior.

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Being a toast-and-egg man myself, my day begins with the transubstantiation of bread into its crustaceous cousin, toast.

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Achene naked, bony or crustaceous, supported on a hardened disk.

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Another very distinct group with silvery foliage—the crustaceous group—contains some of our choicest Alpines.

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Gulls are, moreover, of material service, for they perform for the surface of the sea the same office which crustaceous animals do for its depths.

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