ALL meanings of crustacean
crus·ta·cean
C c - 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 animal: crab, lobster, etc. 1
- noun crustacean Relating to or denoting crustaceans. 1
- 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
- adjective crustacean belonging or pertaining to the crustaceans. 1
- noun crustacean Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice. 0