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crustacean [krʌˈsteɪʃən] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any arthropod of the mainly aquatic class Crustacea, typically having a carapace hardened with lime and including the lobsters, crabs, shrimps, woodlice, barnacles, copepods, and water fleas adj also crustaceous (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Crustacea [from New Latin crūstāceus hard-shelled, from Latin crūsta shell, crust]
insect, spider, crustacean - One major difference between insects, spiders, and crustaceans is the antennae; most insects have one pair, spiders have none, and crustaceans have two pairs. See also related terms for spider.
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crustacean Crustaceansbarnacle, crab, crayfish, crawfish, (U.S.) or (Austral. & N.Z. informal) craw, Dublin Bay prawn, freshwater shrimp, goose barnacle, gribble, hermit crab, horseshoe crab or king crab, king prawn, krill, land crab, langoustine, lobster, Norway lobster, opossum shrimp, oyster crab, prawn, robber crab, sand hopper, beach flea, or sand flea, sand shrimp, scorpion, sea spider, shrimp, soft-shell crab, spider crab, spiny lobster, rock lobster, crawfish, or langouste, water flea Translations crustacean n → Schalentier nt, → Krustazee f (spec) adj characteristics, class → der Schalentiere or Krustazeen (spec); appearance → krebsähnlich n / adj crustacean [kraˈsteiʃən] (of) any of a group of animals, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc, whose bodies are covered with a hard shell. skaaldier, krustasee حَيوانات قِشْريّـه ракообразно животно korýš(ovitý) krebsdyr; skaldyr Krustentiere (pl.) οστρακόδερμο crustáceo koorikloom سخت پوست äyriäinen crustacé חַי מִמַחלֶקֶת הַסַרטָנִים पर्पटीय korepnjaci, raci héjas állat krustasea krabbadÿr crostaceo 甲殻類 갑각류 동물 vėžiagyvis vēžveidīgais; vēžveidīga- krustasia schaaldier skalldyr skorupiak crustáceo crustaceu ракообразные kôrovec lupinar ljuskar kräftdjur, skaldjur สัตว์น้ำที่มีเปลือกแข็ง kabuklular 甲殼綱動物 ракоподібний خول دار جانور loài giáp xác 甲壳纲的动物 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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