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crustacean

noun

  1. heraldic animal
L318927 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to the Crustacea
L335748 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

adj

Etymology: From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subphylum Crustacea.

    In cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries he made several motion pictures of crustacean life.

    It is feared that any major change in its chemistry will render many of these species extinct. Likewise, if the temperature is raised by factory discharge, predators now kept out of the lake by its frigidity will invade and annihilate many of the hundreds of crustacean varieties peculiar to its waters.

noun

Etymology: From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

  1. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
  2. Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.