crustaceans
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ʃən 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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crustacean (krʌˈsteɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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, | |
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Science Dictionary
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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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
crustacean [(kru-stay-shuhn)]A class of arthropods with shells.
Note: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish are crustaceans.
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Example sentences
They should be out right now, green nets trawling for cash in crustaceans.
Fossil find sheds light on how jointed legs of insects, spiders and crustaceans might have originated.
It's actually pretty neat, the designers modelled it on the vision system used by lobsters and other crustaceans.
New laws around the world protect crustaceans' rights--and make it illegal to boil them alive.
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