crustacea
plural noun
crus·ta·cea
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Definition of crustacea
: arthropods that are crustaceans
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crustacea
noun plural
crus·ta·cea
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Medical Definition of crustacea
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capitalized
: a large class of mostly aquatic arthropods that have a chitinous or calcareous and chitinous exoskeleton, a pair of often much modified appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae and that include the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, wood lice, water fleas, and barnacles
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: arthropods of the class Crustacea
Other Words from crustacea
crustacean
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adjective or noun
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adjective or noun