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crustacean


crus·ta·cean

noun \ˌkrəs-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of CRUSTACEAN

: any of a large class (Crustacea) of mostly aquatic mandibulate arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
crustacean adjective

First Known Use of CRUSTACEAN

1835

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