Crustacea

crustacea

(krʌsˈteɪʃə)

pl n

a collective term for members of the Crustacea class of (mainly aquatic) mandibulate arthropods, characterized by their usually chitinous exoskeletons

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Crustacea - class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas class Crustacea Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda - jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes crustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca - largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies order Stomatopoda, Stomatopoda - mantis shrimps Entomostraca, subclass Entomostraca - in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use Branchiopoda, subclass Branchiopoda - primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas Copepoda, subclass Copepoda - minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans Ostracoda, subclass Ostracoda - seed shrimps Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia - barnacles class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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