crustacean

[kruh-stey-shuhn] Origin

crus·ta·cean

[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
2.
belonging or pertaining to the crustaceans.

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Origin:
1825–35; < Neo-Latin Crustace(a) (neuter plural) hard-shelled ones (see crust, -acea) + -an
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crustacean (krʌˈsteɪʃən)
 
n
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
 
adj
2.  of, relating to, or belonging to the Crustacea
 
[C19: from New Latin crūstāceus hard-shelled, from Latin crūsta shell, crust]

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crustacean
1835, from Mod.L. Crustacea the class name (q.v.).
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crustacean   (krŭ-stā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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crustacean [(kru-stay-shuhn)]

A class of arthropods with shells.

Note: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish are crustaceans.
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