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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, shrimp, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
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Improving the fire salamander's habitat by reducing water pollution might make the animals more resilient, Pasmans says, and removing invasive crustaceans or fish that prey on larvae could boost populations.
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Cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae, which lives in salty water and lashes itself to the shells of small crustaceans.
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The value of the crustaceans has also been high, and consumers and wholesalers have frequently been paying more for them, partly because of increased interest in U.S. lobster from China.
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Here’s one to start: Head to the 70th Annual Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, an hour and 30 minutes north of Portland, cooks and serves nearly 20,000 pounds of the yummy crustaceans.
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Part of this is due to tiny crustaceans called copepods, a fatty food source for many of the salmon’s prey, such as herring.
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After the crustaceans molt, they're shipped off to become softshell crab sandwiches in Baltimore or New York.
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After a day of blasts, the numbers of dead plankton rose by two to three times, and the larvae of krill—the little crustaceans that large whales depend upon—were completely annihilated.
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After a day of blasts, the numbers of dead plankton rose by two to three times, and the larvae of krill—the little crustaceans that large whales depend upon—were completely annihilated.
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First Known Use of crustacean
1835
CRUSTACEAN Defined for English Language Learners
crustacean
playDefinition of crustacean for English Language Learners
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: a type of animal (such as a crab or lobster) that has several pairs of legs and a body made up of sections that are covered in a hard outer shell
CRUSTACEAN Defined for Kids
crustacean
playDefinition of crustacean for Students
: any of a large group of mostly water animals (as crabs, lobsters, and shrimps) with a body made of segments, a tough outer shell, two pairs of antennae, and limbs that are jointed
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