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crustacean

Pronunciation: /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

The English word “crustacean” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

adjective

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

Etymology

From taxonomic name Crustacea + -an.

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