crustacean Definition
crus·ta·cean (krus tā′s̸hən)
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 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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