| Pronunciation: | | kru'steyshun
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| Matching Terms: | | crustacea
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| | Definition: | | [n] any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton |
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| | See Also: | | arthropod, barnacle, brachyuran, branchiopod, branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan, cerriped, cerripede, chela, class Crustacea, claw, copepod, copepod crustacean, Crustacea, decapod, decapod crustacean, green gland, malacostracan crustacean, mussel shrimp, nipper, ostracod, pincer, seed shrimp, stomatopod, stomatopod crustacean |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Crus*ta"cean\ (kr?s-t?"shan; 97), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- n. An
animal belonging to the class Crustacea.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A member of the class Crustacea in the phylum Arthropoda (arthropods). The majority of these animals are marine; the rest are aquatic. Examples: crab, lobster, shrimp, barnacle, water flea, crayfish. |
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