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crustacean

crus·ta·cean [ kru stáysh'n ] (plural crus·ta·ceans)


noun 
Definition:
 
hard-shelled animal: an invertebrate animal with several pairs of jointed legs, a hard protective outer shell, two pairs of antennae, and eyes at the ends of stalks. Lobsters, crabs, shrimp, crayfish, water fleas, barnacles, and wood lice are crustaceans. Subphylum Crustacea.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Crustacea (plural) "(things) having a shell" < Latin crusta "shell"]

crus·ta·cean adjective
crus·ta·ceous adjective
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