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- [kruh-stey-shuh n]
- /krʌˈsteɪ ʃən/
- /krʌsˈteɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kruh-stey-shuh n]
- /krʌˈsteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of crustacean word
- countable noun crustacean A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans. 3
- noun crustacean 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 3
- adjective crustacean of, relating to, or belonging to the Crustacea 3
- noun crustacean any of a subphylum (Crustacea) of arthropods, including shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and lobsters, that usually live in the water and breathe through gills: they have a hard outer shell and jointed appendages 3
- adjective crustacean of crustaceans 3
- noun crustacean any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice. 1
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Origin of crustacean
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < New Latin Crustace(a) (neuter plural) hard-shelled ones (see crust, -acea) + -an
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Parts of speech for Crustacean
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crustacean popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crustacean
noun crustacean
- shellfish — an aquatic animal having a shell, as the oyster and other mollusks and the lobster and other crustaceans.
- lobster — any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- prawn — any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.
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