crustacean
noun
- heraldic animal
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or relating to the Crustacea
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/
adj
Etymology: From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.
- 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.
- Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.
- Any arthropod of the clade Pancrustacea, which includes hexapods in addition to traditional crustaceans.