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Examples of crustacea in a Sentence
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There’s primitive pleasure in devouring a complete crustacea, exoskeleton and all.
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Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, group name, from neuter plural of crustaceus
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near crustacea
Cite this Entry
“Crustacea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crustacea. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
crustacea
plural noun
crus·ta·cea
ˌkrəs-ˈtā-sh(ē-)ə
: arthropods that are crustaceans
Medical Definition
crustacea
noun plural
crus·ta·cea
ˌkrəs-ˈtā-sh(ē-)ə
1
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
2
: arthropods of the class Crustacea
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