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noun, 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
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crustacean
- 1) noun, 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
- 2) adjective, of, relating to, or belonging to the Crustacea
Etymology
C19: from New Latin crūstāceus hard-shelled, from Latin crūsta shell, crust
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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