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Adjective: crustacean  ,krú'stey-shun
  1. Of or belonging to the class Crustacea
    - crustaceous
Noun: crustacean  ,krú'stey-shun
  1. Any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

Derived forms: crustaceans

Type of: arthropod

Part of: class Crustacea, Crustacea

Encyclopedia: Crustacean