Crustacea

[krʌs'teiʃjә]

Definition

(noun.) class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas.

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Definition

(n. pl.) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. pl. Crustaceans.

Editor: Tess

Definition

n.pl. a large class of Arthropod animals almost all aquatic including crabs lobsters shrimps sand-hoppers wood-lice water-fleas barnacles acorn-shells &c.—n. Crustā′cean one of the crustacea.—adj. Crustaceolog′ical.—ns. Crustaceol′ogist; Crustaceol′ogy the science which treats of the crustacea.—adjs. Crustā′ceous Crustā′cean pertaining to the crustacea or shellfish.

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