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crustaceous
[ kruh-stey-shuhs ]
adjective
- of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.
- having a hard covering or crust.
crustaceous
/ ʌˈٱɪʃə /
adjective
- forming, resembling, or possessing a surrounding crust or shell
- zoology another word for crustacean
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Other yvlog Forms
- ԴDzcܲ·ٲcdzܲ 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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