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crustaceous

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crus⋅ta⋅ceous

  [kruh-stey-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell.
2. crustacean.
3. having a hard covering or crust.
Origin:
1640–50; < NL crūstāceus (adj.) hard-shelled. See crustacean, -aceous
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crus·ta·ceous   (krŭ-stā'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Having, resembling, or constituting a hard crust or shell.

  2. Crustacean.


[Latin crūsta, shell; see kreus- in Indo-European roots + -aceous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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