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crustacean Definition

crus·ta·cean (krus tās̸hən)

noun

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

Etymology: ModL Crustacea < crustaceus, having a crust or shell < L crusta, crust

adjective

of crustaceans

crustacean Synonyms

crustacean

n.

crustacean Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • eat: Once they are weaned they eat fish and squid but they will also eat crustaceans and other small animals.
  • include: The group includes the only true terrestrial crustaceans, the woodlice, which no longer need to return to water in order to breed.
  • contain: Crustaceans The largest Phylum of invertebrate animals is the Arthropoda containing the crustaceans with over 50,000 marine species.
  • find: Still I've done worse dives and I managed to find some crustaceans to molest.
  • catch: It will dip, and then dive under water to catch crustaceans.

Adjective modifier

  • decapod: I doubt that decapod crustaceans do not have thermal receptors.
  • shrimp-like: The small shrimp-like crustacean, krill is central to the Antarctic food web.
  • tiny: In late summer the young are very common in the lower shore pools feeding on tiny crustaceans.
  • marine: Head section of the larval stage of a marine crustacean, crossed-polars, 100x.
  • native: The Lobster is the largest and strongest of our native crustaceans.
  • small: Food: Small crustaceans, mollusks, mollusks flesh.

Modifies a noun

  • larva: Previously they were thought to be carnivores and feed on crustacean larvae.
  • parasite: I would like to know what crustacean species parasites marine mammals.
  • specie: I would anticipate the complete recovery of the populations of all the common crustacean species by the following year.
  • zooplankton: Factors influencing the spatial distribution of crustacean zooplankton and pelagic fish in Windermere.
  • fishery: There is also a general lack of clear management focus and policy for crustacean fisheries.
  • shellfish: In January and April 2004 DEFRA extended restrictive licensing to all vessels fishing crustacean shellfish based on previous track record.

Noun used with modifier

  • centipede: Centipedes Crustaceans Most crustaceans live in a marine habitat although some do live on land but prefer damp conditions.
  • gluten: Free From including all derivatives of: Gluten Crustaceans Eggs Fish Peanuts Tree Nuts Celery Milk Mustard Sesame Seeds Sulfur Dioxide Sulfites.
  • freshwater: Freshwater crustaceans are a water shrew's favorite feast!

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