crus|ta|cean

crus|ta|cean
crus|ta|cean «kruhs TAY shuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a group of animals with a hard shell, jointed body and appendages, and gills, that live mostly in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
–adj.
of or belonging to this group.

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  • crus·ta·cean — /krəˈsteıʃən/ noun, pl ceans [count] technical : 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 ◇ Crustaceans usually live in the water. crustacean …   Useful english dictionary

  • crus — crus·ta·cea; crus·ta·ce·ol·o·gy; crus·ta·ceous; crus·ta·tion; crus·tif·ic; crus·ti·fi·ca·tion; crus·ti·fied; crus·tose; de·crus·ta·tion; in·crus·ta·tion; Lin·crus·ta; zam·i·crus; crus; crus·ta; crus·ta·cean; in·crus·tate; pro·crus·te·an;… …   English syllables

  • cean — gal·li·na·cean; gor·di·a·cean; or·chi·da·cean; pho·ca·cean; ce·ta·cean; crus·ta·cean; cy·a·no·phy·cean; nau·ti·la·cean; os·tra·cean; sole·na·cean; al·cy·o·na·cean; car·di·a·cean; chlo·ro·phy·cean; cu·ma·cean; das·y·cla·da·cean; gor·go·na·cean;… …   English syllables

  • crustacean — crus·ta·cean …   English syllables

  • crustacean — crus|ta|cean [krʌˈsteıʃən] n technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: crustaceus, from Latin crusta; CRUST] an animal such as a ↑lobster or a ↑crab that has a hard outer shell and several pairs of legs, and usually lives in water… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crustacean — crus|ta|cean [ krʌ steıʃn ] noun count TECHNICAL a sea animal such as a CRAB or a LOBSTER with a hard shell and several pairs of legs: SHELLFISH …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • crustacean — crus ta·cean || steɪʃjÉ™n n. hard shelled animal with jointed limbs (crab, shrimp, etc.) adj. pertaining to hard shelled animals with jointed limbs (crabs, shrimp, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • crustaceans — crus ta·cean || steɪʃjÉ™n n. hard shelled animal with jointed limbs (crab, shrimp, etc.) adj. pertaining to hard shelled animals with jointed limbs (crabs, shrimp, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • crustacean — crus•ta•cean [[t]krʌˈsteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) ivt any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell, including lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice 2) ivt belonging or pertaining to …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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