Crustacean
[krʌ'steɪʃn] or [krʌ'steʃən]
Definition
(noun.) any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton.
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous.
(n.) An animal belonging to the class Crustacea.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Crustaceous.
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Examples
- So it is with the wonderfully complex jaws and legs of crustaceans. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Lubbock has recently remarked, that several minute crustaceans offer excellent illustrations of this law. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Several families of crustaceans include a few species, possessing an air-breathing apparatus and fitted to live out of the water. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The same law governs the construction of the mouths and limbs of crustaceans. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- With crustaceans not only many trivial, but some important parts assume a new character, as recorded by Fritz Muller, after maturity. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The gills of crustaceans, such as the crabs which run about in the air, are protected by the gill-cover extensions of the back shell or carapace. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Many insects, and especially certain crustaceans, show us what wonderful changes of structure can be effected during development. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In some cases, however, the mature animal must be considered as lower in the scale than the larva, as with certain parasitic crustaceans. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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