- crus|ta|ceous
- crus|ta|ceous «kruhs TAY shuhs», adjective.1. = crustacean. (Cf. ↑crustacean)2. having a shell or crust.3. of or like a crust.
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e|crus|ta|ceous — «EE kruhs TAY shuhs», adjective. Botany. (of lichens) having no thallus. ╂[< e not + crustaceous] … 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
ceous — a·ceous; ac·i·na·ceous; al·li·a·ceous; al·si·na·ceous; al·tin·gi·a·ceous; al·u·ta·ceous; am·a·ryl·li·da·ceous; am·bro·si·a·ceous; am·en·ta·ceous; am·pul·la·ceous; am·y·la·ceous; api·a·ceous; ara·li·a·ceous; ar·bo·ra·ceous; ar·e·na·ceous;… … English syllables
crustaceous — crus·ta·ceous … English syllables
crustaceous — crus•ta•ceous [[t]krʌˈsteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) zool. of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell 2) zool. crustacean 3) having a hard covering or crust • Etymology: 1640–50; < NL crūstāceus (adj.) hard shelled. See crustacean, aceous … 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
Crustaceous — Crus*ta ceous (kr?s t? sh?s; 97), a. [NL. crustaceous. See {crustacea}.] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crustaceousness — Crus*ta ceous*ness, n. The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Semi crustaceous — Sem i crus*ta ceous, a. Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subcrustaceous — Sub crus*ta ceous, a. Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous cicatrization. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
